MBA Alumni Profile: Andrea Breazeale-King

Andrea Breazeale - King is a proven HR leader having held positions in various employment sectors both public and private, most recently as the VP of Human Resources at the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, a non-profit organization that provides innovative and transformative solutions to address food insecurity. From her first HR class, Andrea was hooked. For her, Human Resources is much more than a job, it’s a passion. For 20+ years, she has supported employees at all organizational levels, from the front line to the C-suite, in a variety of HR functions. Her goal is to be a trusted partner, advisor, and sounding board. Her joy comes from helping HR professionals bring resolution to tough HR dilemmas.  Andrea understands both the business and the people side of an organization and uses that knowledge to assist leaders to engage their most valuable asset, their people.  Andrea is a graduate of the MBA program at Appalachian State University.  She also holds a B.A. in Business Management from North Carolina State University and a Masters of Science in Human Resources from Western Carolina University.

Appalachian State holds a special place in her heart.  In 2018 Andrea had the pleasure of serving as the guest speaker at the December MBA Hooding Ceremony; after which she was presented with the honor of Outstanding MBA Alumnus.  She states that one of her proudest accomplishments has been her establishment of the Breazeale-King Professional Development Award to assist MBA students at Appalachian with financing their professional pursuits. 

Andrea lives in Raleigh with her husband Larry and her fur baby Bella.  She is active with the Triangle App State Alumni Group where she chairs the Community Service Committee.

Andrea Breazeale - King
Published: Apr 13, 2021 11:13am

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