Andi Stix is a national educational consultant, administrator, and certified coach who has been actively teaching for over 30 years. She addresses conferences and conventions across the United States as a keynote speaker or seminar presenter. Stix earned her doctorate from Columbia University and currently owns and operates the Interactive Classroom, an educational consulting firm in New Rochelle, New York. The Interactive Classroom philosophy and activities have been incorporated into the curricula of many school systems throughout the country.

Along with her coauthor, Frank Hrbek, Andi has written a series of simulations and hands-on investigations in history for the secondary school market. The Exploring History series is a three-time winner of New York State's Social Studies Program of Excellence Award, as well as of the Middle States Council for the Social Studies' Social Studies Program of Excellence Certificate. The series also received the Outstanding Curriculum Development Award from the National Association of Gifted Children, and the Teacher Choice Award from Learning magazine. For her work in professional development, Andi received the Alexinia Baldwin Educator of the Year Award.