Andrea Sáenz
Chief of Staff

Andrea Sáenz joins CPS after serving as policy advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Vocational and Adult Education in the United States Department of Education. Previously, Sáenz was executive director for the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement, where she collaborated with Fortune 500 employers, universities and high schools in Chicago to increase Latinos' access to professional and management careers. Prior to holding that position, she was a fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government, where she worked on data-driven performance management for Philadelphia public schools and the Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation.

Sáenz began her career in non-profit leadership at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, where she oversaw adult education and career training and led an initiative to open the first bilingual one-stop career center in Pennsylvania. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Latin American studies from Scripps College and a Master's degree in government administration from the University of Pennsylvania.