Sandra Roberts Bell has an interdisciplinary background in Business, Economic and Community Development, Human Resources, International Relations and Public Affairs as well as Communications, Journalism, Public Policy, Diversity Procurement and Women's Economic Empowerment. A published writer, editor and researcher, published in Black Enterprise Magazine, Atlanta Metro, Atlanta Tribune, and the 2014, book Entrepreneurial Women, Vol. II, and Tavis Smiley, Keeping the Faith, 2003. A spokesperson and advocate for small and minority business development, via DoD's SDB 5% program, 8a program and supplier diversity. Writer of both business and grant proposals. Sandra develops cooperative relationships with business contacts, journalists, public officials, government regulators, investors and stakeholders, specializing in intergovernmental and media relations.She has business development experience including strategy development, program and project planning, design and management, as well as coordinating and/or managing design and evaluation teams, including disaster relief management. During her 20 years of direct on-site project development in rural and urban communities, particularly in the south-eastern United States and across Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. She has crearted and planned programs, conferences, meetings, workshops and trade missions. An inspiring presenter who engages and gets her audience to participate.