With 30 years of experience in international education, Sandra is an expert, trainer and author on international student-alumni engagement.

She co-authored “Engaging International Alumni as Strategic Partner” (NAFSA, 2021) and founded the NL alumni network-Netherlands. She chairs the EAIE´s Alumni Relations Expert Community. She also hosts Brite Ideas, a podcast for advancement professionals and co-edited “The Alumni Connection: Insights and Strategies from Experts” both sponsored by Hivebrite. Sandra is currently completing a PhD on the role of student-alumni engagement in fostering the Sustainable Development Goals. She´s a life-time alumni member of UC Davis Alumni Association and an alum of UC Irvine and California State University, Fullerton in USA.