ABOUT ANDREA O. BAILEY
THE HONORABLE ANDREA O. BAILEY
Potomac District Supervisor
Andrea Olivia Bailey is a native of St. Louis, Missouri living in Dumfries, Va. She is the only child of Mr. and Mrs. John Earl Pullman. She is a Christian woman who has been a military spouse for 23 years, a Christian and Diaconate leader and teacher for over 20 years, a corporate citizen for 20 years, a business owner for over10 years, a civic leader for over 40 years, and is now a caregiver for her mother since 2012.
Understanding the value and power of education, Andrea has a Bachelor of Science degree in Media Studies from Webster University and a Master of Science degree in Human Resource Management and Development from National-Louis University. She is also a 20-year veteran of the corporate private sector with business acumen in business development, operational management, customer service, and human resource management. Andrea is also a former small business owner of “Affairs Remembered” where she provided elegant, exceptional event planning services in the Northern Virginia area presenting weddings, workshops, themed parties, and decor.
Andrea’s dedication has not been limited to corporate America; she was raised to have a sense of purpose for community, the church, and the government. She has actively supported the homeless shelters of So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E.) and ACTS spanning over ten years.
She is a proud member of the sisterhood of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. for 47 years and is a charter member for the Jacksonville, North Carolina Chapter along with Soror Debra Deloney. She has been a member of Omicron Chi Omega for 10 years. Her determination to expand and grow the exposure of women is evident in her appointments as a national board member with the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. and as a chartered member for the Prince William County chapter in 2012. She is a national member of the National Association of Professional Women, of which she was given the Who’s Who award of Professional Women in the spring of 2015. As a social justice advocate, she is an Executive Committee member for the Prince William County NAACP where she serves the community aside her husband who is the President.
In 2019 Andrea won her local election by 64% as one of the first African American female County Supervisor serving in Potomac District in Prince William County. She currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of County Supervisors in Prince William County, Va. She has promoted voter education and engagement, where she was employed as the Community Engagement Director for the League of Conservation Voter Education Fund, non-partisan, 501c3 organization partnering with community organizations to register over 10,000 new voters in Prince William County. She continues to collaborate and serve the state of Virginia by maintaining national and state affiliations while service the State of Virginia. During her tenure she serves as a Board member on the Council of Government Board (COG), Chair of the Human Services Policy Committee for COG, the Northern Virginia Regional Council (NVRC), and an Executive Board member of the Potomac Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC).
Andrea has been married to her best friend and high school sweetheart, Rev. Cozy Eugene Bailey, current President of the Prince William County NAACP, for over forty years. He is a 23-year retired Marine Corps officer who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. They are both members of First Mount Zion Baptist Church in Dumfries, Virginia where they are active in leadership roles on the ministerial staff and church’s deaconess ministry. They have one son, Cozy, Jr., also a Naval Academy officer and a graduate of University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Andrea is also the proud caregiver for her mom, Essie Pullman who resides in Virginia.