Rolando Andrade
Co Founder
C.E.O. of Andrade Inc., C.E.O. of Jones Andrade Boyd Corporation and the President of the Board of Approachable Foster Care Agency. Andrade Inc. comprises four facilities that care for the chronic mentally ill.
I worked for over 20 years as a Deputy Public Conservator and Mental health Case Manager as well as president of the Stanislaus County S.E.I.U. For the past 30 years my focus has been providing services to the chronic mentally ill whether it be advocating for the release from long term locked facilities for a client to the placement in community, to assisting in obtaining the correct medication and encouraging medication compliance. It has been my experience that not all clients want the help that is needed, but knowing that they require assistance in obtaining services can lead to stable placement and ensure their basic needs are met.
I was born in a small poor southern town in Texas but spent the next 17 years of my life in Chicago Illinois. From there I attended the University of Illinois at Urbana and then transferred to PanAmerica University in Edinburg Tx. I met my wife, Maria and have been happily married for the last 47 years. I have two children, Jaime and Marissa who have followed in my footsteps. I am a long time racquetball player, avid reader and enjoy Korean dramas. When I have spare time I enjoy traveling with my family.
“Those of us that have chosen to serve others do so because we have been Chosen.”
- Rolando Andrade