As a member of the Lay Organization at FAME, Sis. Sandra served as the Lay Secretary, and worked diligently as Co-Chair of the Lay Moment Committee during Black History Month. At FAME, she has been a member of the Psalms of Praise Choir, taught Sunday School, and Vacation Bible School.  She has written and shared a prayer during the National Day of Prayer and has been one of the Speakers for LAY Witness Sunday. She is a member of the Talented Ten Education Ministry and the Class Leaders Ministry.

 

Sis. Sandra is a retired Reading Specialist/Educator from Fairfax County Public Schools where she dedicated 29 years of service. She has mentored students and worked as a mentor to teachers in the FCPS Great Beginnings: Enriching the Experience course for experienced elementary teachers. She has also taught in the FCPS Academy Course Program, and worked as a Summer School Principal. Since retirement, Sandra has published two children’s books and tutored, virtually, several students in the area of reading. She taught in North Carolina and Louisiana for a total of six years, hence devoting 35 years to the field of Education for which she is quite passionate.

  

Her favorite scripture is Psalm 100:1-5 KJV, “Make a Joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.  Serve the Lord with gladness; come before his presence with singing.  Know ye that the Lord he is God:  it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.  Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise:  be thankful unto him, and bless his name.  For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endureth to all generations.”