Sandra is a Louisville native. She received her BSN and MPH from the University of Louisville in 1993 and
2017, respectively. She worked for Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness for 26 years, first as a
primary care clinic nurse then as a communicable disease surveillance and investigation nurse. She
retired in 2020 to begin her second career as a nursing instructor at Caris College. She has one
daughter, Carmen and a grand-cat, Kit.