Sep 28, 2026 · 42 min · 19 segments
Andrea Kretchmer’s career was never supposed to lead to affordable housing development—and that is exactly what makes her story such a compelling fit for Beyond the Resume. Andrea, a principal and…
Lisa FlickerHostLike I said, in those 10 years that I was a full time parent, I was a division head in the Little League.
What I loved and I felt like I was good at was working with people in the community.
when he had been a market rate developer and we knew that we could go that route, but I wanted to combine my interest in community and community activity with his interest in real estate.
And one of the reasons I felt I needed to get away from the volunteer work was that I was working for free for people like me who could do what I was doing, but either couldn't be bothered or didn't know how.
And I felt like there are people who don't have the means or the opportunity to bring change, make change.
And so affordable housing was just the best combination of what I felt at the time was my skill set and my father's skill set.
And so there was an element of that as well, as we started reaching out to developers and just professionals in the field.
Everywhere I went, people would ask me, they would say, Kretschmer, are you related to Jerry? And I got to say, that's my dad.
And so there was some generational, intergenerational continuity that I didn't anticipate, but that was so rewarding and so helpful in the beginning.
Like I said, in those 10 years that I was a full time parent, I was a division head in the Little League.
What I loved and I felt like I was good at was working with people in the community.
when he had been a market rate developer and we knew that we could go that route, but I wanted to combine my interest in community and community activity with his interest in real estate.
And one of the reasons I felt I needed to get away from the volunteer work was that I was working for free for people like me who could do what I was doing, but either couldn't be bothered or didn't know how.
And I felt like there are people who don't have the means or the opportunity to bring change, make change.
And so affordable housing was just the best combination of what I felt at the time was my skill set and my father's skill set.
And so there was an element of that as well, as we started reaching out to developers and just professionals in the field.
Everywhere I went, people would ask me, they would say, Kretschmer, are you related to Jerry? And I got to say, that's my dad.
And so there was some generational, intergenerational continuity that I didn't anticipate, but that was so rewarding and so helpful in the beginning.
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