Sandy is the digital communications assistant at PEN America, where she oversees and creates digital/web content across PEN.org.

Sandy’s background is in journalism, having covered a mix of topics in hard news, features, entertainment, opinion, and sports. Her interest in digital media expanded as she branched out in her writing and worked on social media, digital campaigns, websites, layout, podcasting, and e-newsletters. Before joining PEN America, Sandy was the communications associate at WITNESS and digital intern at Everytown for Gun Safety. Her current interests lie in supporting human rights and a free press.

Sandy has a B.S. in journalism and media studies from the Macaulay Honors College at Brooklyn College. In June 2019, Sandy received the Vanguard Prize in Journalism — a prestigious award given to a Brooklyn College journalism student for their commitment to protecting and advancing First Amendment rights. She is currently pursuing her M.A. in liberal studies — with a track in digital humanities — at the CUNY Graduate Center.