Who We Are

Andrea Aldana is a community development leader committed to ensuring the Lower and Outer Cape remain places where people of all incomes can live, work, and thrive. As the incoming President and Chief Executive Officer of CDP, effective March 29, 2026, she brings more than a decade of leadership advancing housing opportunity, small business stability, and regional collaboration.

Since joining CDP in 2011, Andrea has helped shape and scale the organization’s housing and economic development initiatives, most recently serving as Chief Program Officer. In that role, she oversaw CDP’s housing, small business, and community programs, strengthening strategic alignment across initiatives and expanding the region’s housing development pipeline. Her leadership reflects a deep understanding of both the policy landscape and the lived realities facing year-round residents.

Andrea serves on the boards of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC) and Citizens’ Housing & Planning Association (CHAPA), and as Clerk of Abundant Housing Massachusetts, contributing to statewide advocacy and systems-level solutions that advance equitable housing access.

Born and raised in Miami Beach, Florida, Andrea is the first-generation U.S.-born daughter of Colombian immigrants. She holds a BA in Urban Studies from New York University. Her early work in public health research and food justice organizing informs her commitment to building resilient, inclusive communities.

She has been a year-round Eastham resident since 2011, where she lives with her husband and son.