Sandie Taylor is Chief Operating Officer (COO) at TfG and Vice Chair for Finance and Administration (ex officio) for the Brave Movement. She leads the TfG Operations team, which oversees financial and risk management, operations, human resources, organizational development, and grant writing and reporting. In addition, she supports the CEO/Executive Director with strategy, fundraising, and coordinating with TfG’s governance bodies – the Board of Directors and Leadership Council. Sandie joined TfG in 2013. Prior to becoming COO in 2016, she served as TfG’s Director of Communications and Operations, overseeing multiple functions of the organization during TfG’s start-up years.
Previously, Sandie worked in corporate marketing and communications with Conservation International’s Center for Environmental Leadership in Business, managing cause marketing activities and partnership communications with companies including Starbucks, the Walt Disney Company and Hewlett-Packard. She also held positions as a marketing manager and alumni magazine editor at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. In addition, Sandie has held several volunteer positions, including as a board member and treasurer, for Latinitas, a nonprofit empowering young Latinas using media and technology. She earned a Master of Business Administration from Wake Forest University, where she was a Forté Foundation Fellow, and a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a concentration in women and gender studies from the University of Texas at Austin.
She lives in Austin, Texas, and enjoys swimming, hiking, and discovering new playgrounds with her husband and two little ones.
Bustle article I was quoted in: The Every Hour Matters Post-Rape Care Campaign
This is just one of a few articles that I had a byline for (most of the exciting publications I wrote for as a ghost writer for Michele/Gary. Feel free to not include any media links because they are all quite old.)
The Guardian: How Data is Helping to Stop Violence Against Girls
The Guardian: Six Innovations for Ending Violence Against Girls
A simple pleasure: Floating in a river
Movie you could watch on repeat: Disney’s Zombies 1, 2 and 3. My two little boys are obsessed with these musicals, and I also love them because they have strong social and racial justice themes.
A podcast you can’t stop thinking about: Leadership Moves with Mallika Dutt
The theme song of your life:
Something that gives you hope: Science
Favorite part of your job: The opportunity to constantly learn and grow in new ways
One word to describe Together for Girls: Committed (colleagues, partners, and supporters)