Testimonials

"Sandra  is a seasoned leader in the third sector, with a deep understanding of the challenges faced by boards. She is committed to coaching and supporting individuals through these challenges, leveraging her expertise in governance, policy development, risk management, funding, and volunteer recruitment. Having successfully navigated through periods of overwhelm and burnout, Sandra possesses key strategies for overcoming such obstacles, making her an invaluable asset in achieving organisational goals"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rachael Cook

"As Chair of the Trustee Board for VONNE, it was my pleasure to welcome Sandra to the Board and to work with her over a period of three years to ensure the good governance of the charity, to create a strategy to grow the charity’s profile and Membership + products and services, and to lead VONNE through Brexit, Covid, and a cost of living crisis.

I found Sandra to be reliable, knowledgeable and curious, willing to contribute her experience, to learn and to challenge appropriately. Sandra got on well with everyone, and was willing to take on task and finish projects to move the charity forward.

 

 

 

 

Alison Dunn

"I had the pleasure of working with Sandra and her charity Silverline Memories and I can attest to her exceptional leadership abilities. Sandra is able to lead teams to achieve goals, even under exceptionally challenging circumstances. To have grown a charity and established it’s first booming retail presence post-COVID is a testament to Sandra’s drive and vision setting. Sandra is an excellent communicator, with strong interpersonal skills that enables her to build strong, lasting and valuable relationships with her team and stakeholders. Sandra would be an asset to any team given her leadership skills and wealth of experience as well as her ability to see major projects through to completion, growing and establishing sound business models"

Ian Moses

"What a wonderful charity this is and has grown at a fast pace which is down to Sandra's total commitment and belief in what she is offering. She has a wonderful team of volunteers who are equally committed and thoroughly enjoy giving their time at the various activities and groups that Sandra runs. Sandra is organised, focussed, caring, creative, loyal and genuinely lovely lady to be around. She really does touch the hearts of the carers and elderly that live with dementia."

Allison Lawton

"Sandra is the most amazing individual. She has created and built a successful Newcastle-based charity that has, at it's heart, an incredible support network for people with Dementia along with their carers. I speak from experience, as Sandra has supported my mother and father for several years and Silverline Memories has been a life-saver for my Dad, as Mum's carer until her death in 2020. Sandra's passion, drive and commitment to the cause are extraordinary along with her tenacity in fund-raising needed to support the work that she and the team does. ."

Sue Thexton

"Sandra is an excellent professional and great to deal with!"

Mark Graham