Full Name:
B.S., M.S., Palm Beach Atlantic University '99, '03; Ph.D., Regent University.
Dr. Andrea Tackore transitions into a faculty position after directing the
Student Success Center at PBA for three years. The prior two years were spent as the
PBA university counselor. Dr. Tackore's background includes private psychotherapy
practice, early behavioral intervention in schools, small business consulting, accounting,
training/development, and hospitality management. As she has most recently honed her
skills in student development, she taught as an adjunct professor in the graduate
counseling psychology program. She also completed her research on the response to
the psychosocial needs of adolescents with cystic fibrosis as well as research on
the role of mentoring in developing leaders of color in higher education, which was
presented at a national conference on qualitative inquiry. She has a passion for developing
clinically competent and biblically sound counselors for a hurting world. As a state-qualified
clinical supervisor for post-graduate mental health counselors, she sees her experience
and research in leadership as directly relevant to this mission. Dr. Tackore recently
completed her Ph.D. in counselor education and supervision at Regent University. She
has been involved with lay counselor training and small group teaching at her church
and mission work in Costa Rica. Dr. Tackore will be expanding her work with the cystic
fibrosis community, specifically in the area of adolescent development and support.
