ANDREA JACKSON BAREFIELD
"AJB" | Pronouns: She, Her
Andrea is the Executive Director of the Texas Brazos Trail Region – part of the Texas Heritage Trails Program. Texas Brazos Trail’s mission is to educate, engage and promote cultural and heritage tourism in the 18 county Texas Brazos Trail Region. Before joining the Texas Brazos Trail Region, Andrea was the Main Street Manager for City Center Waco. There, she was able to develop, cultivate and grow a sense of community in Downtown Waco through historic preservation, economic development, and placemaking.
Andrea was elected to serve on the Waco City Council representing District 1 in 2018 and is currently serving her second term. She serves on the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Museum board, the Airport Advisory board, and she continues her love for working with young people by serving as Council Liaison for the Waco Youth Council. She is coaching them in civic leadership training and helping them cultivate special projects like recycling and educating other young people about their carbon footprint.
She serves on numerous boards and commissions including National League of Cities committees (EENR, NBC-LEO, REAL), Texas Downtown Association Board, Texas Travel Alliance Board, Prosper Waco Board, Creative Waco Cultural Arts Task Force, NAACP, Communities in Schools Board, McLennan County Community Investment Board, StartUp Waco Board, Community Visioning Board and Texas Lyceum. Andrea is also a proud member of the Waco Central Texas Chapter of The Links, Incorporated and Waco Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
Andrea has a Public Relations degree from Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, where she met husband Elijah, and they have been happily married for 19 years. They have two beautiful sons, Drew and Jaxon.