Sandra Akufo is the Research Associate at Envision Resilience, where she catalogs, compiles and archives site and programmatic data, designs and outcomes. Through information design, she translates these resources into visual and interactive formats, including graphics, editorial publications, GIS maps and database systems.

Sandra brings experience across research, design, planning and communications, with previous roles in the planning department of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as a Sustainable Building and Engagement Fellow for the Town of Acton, MA, and at leading public relations agencies including Edelman, where she supported clients across health, science, and technology, such as the FDA, CDC, HHS and IDEO.

She holds a B.A. in Public Relations & Strategic Communication from American University (2019) and an M.Des. in Sustainable Urban Environments from Northeastern University’s School of Architecture (2025), where she was awarded an MLK Fellowship and completed her thesis, Reparative Territories: Designing for Translocal Disaster, Displacement, and Diaspora. Outside of work, Sandra enjoys interior decorating and crocheting, is an avid NFL and NBA fan, and loves all things reality television.