Sandra serves as Administrative Assistant II for the CCEE. Before joining the CCEE team, Sandra served as an Administrative Assistant at Visions In Education, a TK – 12 Independent Study charter school serving nine counties. She served over six years as administrative support to the Chief Operations Officer, Director of Operations, and Controller in the Business Services Department. While working at Visions, she was chosen to work on several special projects, including charter independence, integration of a new school information system, and an intranet redesign project. Sandra worked on various implementation teams where she developed and managed systems for fiscal and business operations. She was also a team member of the DEI Group, in which she participated with teachers, counselors, and administrators to develop an outreach program for the organization. Sandra has worked in the education field for over 12 years. She has also worked in the law enforcement field for seven years, where she served as the administrative support for three divisions within the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department. Throughout her time there she had the pleasure of volunteering for neighborhood outreach programs and assisting in several academy graduations. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Sandra moved to Sacramento with her family 25 years ago. She has three children and a really adorable granddaughter. She enjoys doing anything outdoors in her spare time, especially taking trips to the ocean, hiking, camping, and backpacking. She is very excited about this next chapter of her career as part of the CCEE team.