Andrew Aaron Valdez (he/ello) is a trauma-informed care professional, educator, artist, community organizer, Intimacy Director (Level 4 w/IDC) and DEI consultant from Donna, Texas. Valdez, a Drama League Award nominee (American Dreams by Leila Buck, directed by Tamilla Woodard), blends visual art, poetry, technology and theatre to explore immigration rights and human sovereignty. He is a Terry Foundation Alumni, holds a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts - Theatre Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, certificates in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion specializing in Organizational Leadership and Human Resources from the University of South Florida, Rice University, and UC Irvine. Valdez is currently a MFA candidate at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale and a Yale Artistic Fellow at New York Theatre Workshop.