Sandra was appointed Deputy Minister (DM) of Tourism, Arts and Culture in July 2017. She was a previous DM of the Ministry of Advanced Education from September 2013. Sandra has a 28-year career within the BC Public Service and has held a variety of executive positions.
She has held the positions of Deputy Minister of International Trade, Chief Operating Officer (COO) with the Ministry of Health, with the responsibility for health labor negotiations and a variety of Assistant Deputy Minister positions with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sandra has an Associate Degree in Business and has received the Premier’s Award in Excellence for service delivery and the Premier’s Award for Organizational Excellence. Sandra is a recent graduate from the Advanced Leadership Program with the Canadian School of Public Service.