Sandra has 20+ years of clinical and administrative experience working in the addictions/treatment field, peer-to-peer coaching, child and family services, prevention, mental health, and criminal justice. For the past 10 years, she has worked as a consultant and external evaluator providing grant writing, clinical training, curriculum/program development, strategic planning and evaluation support to community-based nonprofits.

She has worked with SAMHSA as a field and on-site grant reviewer for nine years and has an extensive history in the role of Principal Investigator with grants awarded by both federal and state agencies. Sandra is Adjunct Faculty at Austin Community College and joined the board of RecoveryPeople (formerly SoberHood) in 2015.