Sandy is a former registered nurse and an experienced non-profit business professional. She was the Chief Executive Officer of Hospice Greater Saint for 21 years, managing a $2.2M budget and leading a team of 30 paid staff and 150 volunteers. Her leadership established Bobby’s Hospice, a 10-bed community palliative care home, the first in Atlantic Canada. Under her leadership Hospice received multiple national awards, including being named one of Canada’s Top 100 Charities for giving by Charities Intelligence Canada for 2018, 2019 and 2020 and she actively supported the establishment of other residential hospices in Atlantic Canada. Sandy is a passionate and driven healthcare and non-profit business professional and a social entrepreneur who believes strongly in community palliative care and comprehensive grief support to enhance our quality of life and support our ability to cope with loss.