Sandra is the Director of the Futures Lab at Carleton University. In this role, Sandra leverages cross-faculty knowledge and research to provide experiential learning opportunities to learners seeking to hone the skills they need to thrive in and shape their future. The Futures Lab embraces an ethos of lifelong learning, transdisciplinarity, diversity and career resiliency for all.
Prior to joining Carleton University, Sandra she held leadership positions at Concordia University, HEC Paris (in both Paris, France and Doha, Qatar) and the Conference Board of Canada. Sandra was also a founding member of the Montreal Sustainability Ecosystem and has sat on advisory groups at Transport Canada and the Concordia Institute for Aerospace Design and Innovation (CIADI). Through her work, Sandra sees firsthand that when companies and universities work in tandem to push the frontiers of knowledge, they become a powerful engine for innovation and economic growth.