As a computer sciences and business major, working within the software field, for the 3rd largest software company, SAP, a market leader in the enterprise application software. Sandy transitioned careers after facing tremendous personal adversity, which sparked her life-long passion for writing and speaking. Touching on topics such as diversity, adversity, women’s growth, inspirational, to living with grief and loss. Sandy has just completed her first fiction novel, upcoming in 2018. Sandy’s has completed a movie screenplay and has also embarked on a passion project, touching upon stories involving real life racial incidents. Showcasing the adversity, and emotional impact, these courageous individuals have endured. This narrative is called, ‘Stories from the South,’ a collection of pieces from varied ethnicities, sharing a movement of feeling heard. Sandy is a writer for Thrive Global and a contributor to a variety of periodicals.