Race Equality Director at Business in the Community (BITC)
Sandra works together with business leaders and government policymakers to influence action on race in the UK.
Prior to working at Business in the Community, Sandra worked for DWP and the Cabinet Office. Between 2012 and 2016, Sandra chaired the DWP Ethnic Minority Employment Stakeholder Group, advising the government on employment barriers facing individuals from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
In 2012, Sandra was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List for Services to Black and Minority Ethnic People. Sandra sat on the Royal Society Diversity Committee from 2018 – 2024. In 2019, Sandra was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours list for Services to Equality and Diversity. In 2020, Sandra published the Race at Work Black Voices and the Race at Work Charter survey report of employers.
Prior to working at Business in the Community, Sandra worked for DWP and the Cabinet Office. Between 2012 and 2016, Sandra chaired the DWP Ethnic Minority Employment Stakeholder Group, advising the government on employment barriers facing individuals from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
In 2012, Sandra was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List for Services to Black and Minority Ethnic People. Sandra sat on the Royal Society Diversity Committee from 2018 – 2024. In 2019, Sandra was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours list for Services to Equality and Diversity. In 2020, Sandra published the Race at Work Black Voices and the Race at Work Charter survey report of employers.