Sandra is the Executive Director of WPEO DC, a regional affiliate of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nation’s leading advocate of women-owned businesses and third party certification organization.  Certifying more than 475 businesses each year as 51% woman owned, operated, managed and independently run, Sandra supports an operation of women business enterprises that generate more than $3.1 billion dollars in revenue and employs more than 30,000 workers in the Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C. territory.

Prior to joining WPEO-DC in March 2011 Sandra worked in Corporate America.  As the Asset Manager for a major healthcare’s northeast region she managed all leased/owned facilities and administrative sales shared service operations in the Northeast. 

Sandra’s formal education includes a BA from SUNY Potsdam as a licensed a Math Teacher; Project Manager Certification from Boston University Corporate training program