Sandy previously worked with Turnaround Arts as a Regional Coach and Strategic Planning Coach. Sandy hails from Los Angeles and has over 20 years of experience in strategic planning, teaching artist training, curriculum development, program management, and professional development for both classroom teachers and teaching artists. Most recently she has worked for ten years as a District Coach with the Arts Ed Collective at the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture where she helped school districts create strategic plans for the arts. She has also done extensive work in arts integration with particular focus on Common Core Standards in Math and English Language Arts as well as the Next Generation Science Standards. Sandy has worked for a wide variety of arts education organizations including the Entertainment Community Fund, Symphonic Jazz Orchestra, The Armory Center for the Arts, The Music Center, Los Angeles Opera, Dramatic Results, the Da Camera Society and more. In addition, Sandy has served the field of arts education by serving on the several advisory councils and boards supporting the field of teaching artistry. Just prior to her work in arts administration, she worked as a teaching artist in a middle school with young cellists and violinists. In addition, she worked in special education with the Los Angeles Unified School District for over ten years. Sandy’s artistic life has been as professional cellist, specializing in classical and jazz, and currently as a fiddler playing Scandinavian folk music for local dances and festivals.

(photo credit: Daniel Almanza)