Sandra is a Research Associate at Envision Resilience, bringing professional experience in research, design, sustainability, and communications. After earning a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and Strategic Communication from American University in 2019, she spent four years in Washington, D.C., working with leading PR agencies including Edelman. Her client portfolio spanned health, science, and technology, with organizations such as the U.S. FDA, CDC, HHS, Microsoft, MetLife, IDEO, AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, and more.

In 2025, Sandra earned a Master of Design in Sustainable Urban Environments from Northeastern University’s School of Architecture. As a graduate student and recognized MLK Fellow from 2023 to 2025, she expanded her design expertise through roles as an Urban Planning Intern with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Sustainable Building and Engagement Fellow with the Town of Acton, and Graduate Assistant at Northeastern. Her studies culminated in her thesis Reparative Territories: Designing for Translocal Disaster, Displacement, and Diaspora.

Sandra first connected with Envision Resilience as a participant in the 2023 New Bedford Challenge, later serving as a contracted Research Consultant before joining the team full-time. She is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council and the American Society of Landscape Architects.