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Sandra is Governance & Communications Manager at Grampian Housing Association with responsibility for media relations, creating proactive communications campaigns and managing corporate social media platforms.

Sandra joined the Association in 1997 as Assistant to the Chief Executive and after qualifying in communications was promoted to Executive Services & Communications Co-ordinator and latterly Communications Lead.  Prior to this she worked for five years with local charity, Voluntary Service Aberdeen in the publicity and fundraising team.  

Sandra’s greatest strengths are her creativity and writing skills. She thrives on challenges, particularly those that expand the Association’s reach to maximise engagement with customers and other stakeholders.  Her most recent project was the marketing of a new development targeted at NHS key workers.

Sandra is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and sits on the RGU School of Creative and Cultural Business (CCB) Industry Advisory Group.  She is past co-convenor of the Aberdeen & Grampian Communications Group and past Chair of the Disabled Persons Housing Service (DPHS) Aberdeen.  She has also undertaken volunteer work for a local Rwanda support group, co-ordinating a fundraising appeal.

Sandra has a BA (Hons) Degree in Public Administration from Robert Gordon University and CAM Advanced Diploma in Communication Studies. 

In her spare time Sandra studies Modern Greek through the Aberdeen Scottish Hellenic Society.

T: 01224 202900 | E: [email protected] 

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