 Andres
Lopez was born in Mexico City and was
raised in southern Mexico. He became an American
Citizen in 2002 and has lived in Northwest Arkansas
since 2004. Andres and his wife, Laurie, have 5
children: Andy (AJ), Anna, Sammy, Joshua, and the
baby Abigail. Andres graduated with honors from the
masters program at the National University (UNAM) in
Mexico City, with a degree in Architecture. He also
graduated from CFNI, in Dallas Texas, with a degree
in Advanced Leadership & Pastoral Studies. He
currently works for the Morning News for La Prensa
as an Account Executive and reporter. He is also
serving as President of Hispanic Christian
Ministerial Alliance of NWA. Andres and his wife
found out about ASN when they learned that their
daughter Abby had Down Syndrome. Andres said that
they found a lot of information and support in
English but very little information in Spanish,
which is his first language. He said that they
appreciate the support groups in Spanish offered by
ASN and that they hope the groups will continue to
grow to help other Hispanic parents of special needs
children. Andres is excited and nervous about
serving on the ASN Board of Directors. |
