Sandrine is originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo and moved to Vermont in 2006.
She is the president of the VT New American Advisory Council (VNAAC) and director of the Housing Advocacy Programs Team at the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO). Over the last decade, Sandrine has focused on managing housing support, education and advocacy services to vulnerable communities living in VT, including asylum seekers and mobile home park residents.
Before joining CVOEO, she worked as a project manager in Northern Cameroon for VSO International, demonstrating expertise in project turnaround and overseeing health improvement and development initiatives in rural communities.
Sandrine holds a degree in International Relations from the University of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an MS in International Community Economic Development and an MS in Organizational Leadership from Southern New Hampshire University.
She actively serves on the boards of CVOEO, Northgate Residents Ownership Corporation (NROC) and Public Assets Institute (PAI).