Sandra is an all-round political and communications specialist and trainer with experience in many organisations, campaigns and conflicts. She cut her teeth as a broadcast journalist for 10 years at CNN, Euronews, Sky News and as associate producer of documentaries in Russia, US and Cambodia.

She then branched into overseas work assisting post-conflict recovery and democratisation in countries like Afghanistan, Kosovo and South Sudan, on behalf of OSCE, EU, UN, NATO, UK Government, International Criminal Court and African Union.

Sandra has worked on many international elections supporting electoral commissions and leading communications for hundreds of election observers, and carrying out investigations of electoral fraud. She has also worked on several military exercises with NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps as a civilian adviser, public affairs expert and gender adviser.

Her last foreign mission was for NATO in Georgia, helping government and civil society counter disinformation and deliver communications strategies. Back in Britain in 2017, she worked on communications and coordination for political parties and campaign groups, building networks, supporting events and giving many media interviews.