CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Supervisor, Town of Brighton, 1992 – 2012

Frankel Associates, Partner; 2012 - present, photography

Former licensed, credentialed, and teacher certified Speech Language Pathologist in the public and private sectors in New York, Pennsylvania, and California, 1968 to 1991

• Hearing and Speech Center of Rochester, New York (Anthony Jordan Health Center, Jefferson Avenue and Friendship Nursery Day Care Centers)
• Delaware County Intermediate Unit
• Private Practice, Philadelphia area
• State School for Neurologically Handicapped Children, Northern California 
• San Jose Unified School District 
• Former CCC-SLP, American Speech and Hearing Association            

CURRENT PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Candidate for Monroe County Executive 2015
• New York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal, current Board of Governors and Rules Committees; past President and Finance Committee Chairperson
• National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Rochester Section, Immediate Past President 2014-2015, Board of Directors
• Landmark Society of Western New York, Board of Directors, African American Landmark Task Force Co-chair, Preservation Committee
• Children Awaiting Parents, Inc., Board of Directors, Nominating Committee Chair
• Arts and Cultural Council for Greater Rochester, Board of Directors
• Rochester Chamber Orchestra, Board of Directors
• William Warfield Scholarship Fund, Board of Directors
• Genesee Land Trust, Advisory Board
• League of Women Voters/Rochester Metro Area: Agricultural and Energy Study Groups (current), Membership Chairperson (former)
• Rochester Rotary Club, Program and International Services Committees
• Brighton Kiwanis Club
• AAUW
• Town of Brighton Inter-municipal Cooperation Official
• Marriage Official, Town of Brighton
• Turkish Cultural Center Advisory Council
• GardenAerial Advisory Council
• Rochester Hearing and Speech Center Advisory Board
• Foodlink Leadership Committee
• Growing Rochester
• Geva Summer Curtain Call Cast

PAST PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, MEMBERSHIPS

• New York State Commission on Local Government Efficiency and Competitiveness, 2007-2008, appointed by Governor Spitzer
• Supervisor of the Town of Brighton/CEO, 1992-2012
• Democratic Nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York State, 1998 (Winner of the statewide Democratic Primary)
• Democratic Candidate for Monroe County Executive, 2011
• Monroe County Supervisors Association, past Secretary and Treasurer, Inter-municipal Cooperation Committee;
• Representative to the Regional Transportation Management Council, Monroe County Law Enforcement Council, Arts and Cultural Council for Greater Rochester, Monroe County Planning Commission
• Monroe County Council of Governments, Health Insurance Committee
• Monroe County School Boards Association, 10 years, past President, Executive and Legislative Committee Chairperson
• Brighton Bicentennial Celebration Honorary Chairperson
• Brighton Central School District Board of Education, 6 six years, Vice President 3 years
• Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), Monroe County, 10 years, Vice President 2 years
• Brighton Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors
• Hillel of Rochester Area Colleges, Board of Directors
• City of Rochester Bi-Racial Partnership for Community Progress, Mosaic Partnership Advisory Committee/Odyssey for Humanity
• Latinas Unidas
• Freedom Celebration Committee of the Rochester/Monroe County Freedom Trail Commission
• The Rose & Joseph Denaro Interfaith Center, Advisory Board
• United Way: Campaign Cabinet, Chairman of Youth Division, Associate Chair of Education Division, District Chair of Government Division, Corporation Member
• Unite Rochester
• Facing Race, Embracing Equity
• City of Rochester Stewardship Council, Rochester 2010 Comprehensive Plan
• New York State Democratic Party Task Force on Domestic Partnerships/Civil Unions, Chairperson
• Susan B. Anthony House
• Robert Schuman Institute for Cultural Integration, USA, Executive Committee
• Greater Rochester Fights Back
• Goals for Greater Rochester
• Early Childhood Intervention Council of Monroe County
• Italian American Community Center
• Jewish Community Federation, Jewish Community Federation Partnership, Interfaith/Interethnic Commission
• Childwatch/Statewide Youth Advocacy, Inc.
• Continuing Developmental Disabilities Foundation, Board of Directors
• Wilson Commencement Park, Mentor
• League of Women Voters, Upper Providence-Media (Delaware County), Past President
• Geva Summer Curtain Call cast

HONORS, AWARDS, and RECOGNITIONS

• 2015 Community Champion in honor of the Pride Agenda’s 25^th Anniversary 
• 2014 Gosdeck Lecturer in Public Service, The College at Brockport, SUNY 
• Leadership America, Class of 2013 
• Congregation Beth Sholom, Honored for Contributions to the Town of Brighton and Support of Israel, 2013 
• Center for Environmental Initiatives, Elizabeth Thorndike Environmental Leadership Award, 2012 
• Susan B. Anthony Legacy Women’s Conference and Expo, Presenter, 2012 
• Brighton Board of Education, Recognition for Service to the Community as Brighton Supervisor, 2011 
• Brighton Police Patrolman’s Association, Recognition for Service as Brighton Supervisor, 2012 
• 2008 Athena Award Finalist (Women’s Council of the Rochester Business Alliance) 
• Sojourner House, Annual Awards Dinner Honorary Chairperson, 2003 
• Government of Italy, Honorary Citizen, 2002 
• Rochester Professional Consultants Network, Recognition of Excellent Presentation, 2002 
• Special Olympics Monroe County Athlete Sponsorship Recognition, 2002 
• Brighton Democratic Committee Kurt Hain Memorial Award for Dedicated Service, 2001 
• Anti-Defamation League Certificate of Recognition and Appreciation, 2001 
• Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley Community Leadership Award, 2001 
• City of Rochester Award for Participation in the Bi-Racial Partnership for Community Progress, 2002 
• Jewish War Veterans, David J. Kaufman Post. No. 41, Certificate of Appreciation, 2000 
• Falun Gong Appreciation of Support, 2000 
• New York State Canal Corporation, Friends of the Canalway Trail, New York Parks and Conservation Association, National Park Service Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program--Canal Cruise & Trail Trek  Certificates of Appreciation, 1999, 1997 
• New York State United Teachers Statewide Conference, Plenary Session Speaker 1998 
• Loyalty Day Award, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Local Chapter 
• Monroe County School Boards Association Recognition for Dedication and Leadership 
• Brighton Chamber of Commerce Award in Recognition of Distinguished Achievement, 1997 
• Brighton Volunteer Ambulance, Inc. Recognition for Continued Support, 2002, 1997 
• American Heart Association Recognition for Establishing a Public Access Defibrillation Program in Town Facilities 
• Brighton Democratic Committee, Elected Official of the Year, 1996 
• New York State Division for Youth, Exemplary Commitment to Youth Award, 1995 
• Rural Opportunities, Inc. Recognition for Leadership and Advocacy on Behalf of Affordable Housing, 1994 
• Huntington’s Disease Society of America, Honored for Civic Service 
• New York Schools Public Relations Association Golden Empire Apple Award for Volunteer of the Year, 1991 
• Anthony Jordan Health Center Award for Meritorious Service, 1991 
• Brighton Board of Education Recognition for Outstanding Service to the Brighton Schools, 1985-1991

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS for TOWN OF BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON SCHOOLS (during Sandy’s tenure)

• RAMP Rochesterians against the Misuse of Pesticides, Earth Day Award to Town of Brighton, 2001 
• Common Good Planning Center, Uncommonly Good Award for the Monroe Avenue Corridor Plan, 2000 
• Monroe County, Award of Excellence in Stormwater Management for Establishing the Irondequoit Creek Watershed Collaborative to Protect and Improve Water Quality, 2000 
• Brighton Baseball Appreciation for Meridian Centre Park, Town of Brighton, 1997 
• Monroe County Soil and Water Conservation District, Environmental Stewardship Award to the Community of Brighton for its Efforts to Improve Stormwater Quality in the Irondequoit Creek Watershed, 1997 
• Students for Brighton Alternatives, Recognition of Brighton Town Board for Support and Cooperation for a Drug and Alcohol Free Environment 
• Monroe Developmental Disabilities Service Office, Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, State of New York, Certificate of Appreciation to Town of Brighton for Support of the Crittenden Road  Individualized Residential Alternative, 1994 
• City Hall Digest Grand Award for Outstanding Community Relations Project, Town of Brighton Sidewalk Referendum, 1994 
• Monroe County Legislature, Certificate of Recognition to Brighton Central School District and Board of Education for 
• Rating Number One in the entire United States on "School Effectiveness" by PUBLIC SCHOOLS U.S.A., 1989

FAMILY

Married (50 years) to Neil A. Frankel, Ph.D., Retired Research Scientist and Manager, Xerox Corporation; Writer, www.slaverysite.com 

Children and Grandchildren:

• Janice Block, M.D., Pediatrician; husband, David Block, Technical Writer; children—Hannah Block Fieldfox  (21), Akiva (19), Ezra (16), and Yaakov (9); family lives in Israel  
• Thomas Frankel, Co-founder/co-owner of Stamford Scientific International, Inc. (SSI); wife Carolynn Perrone, Nurse; children—Sarah (13), Jeremy (11), and Natalie (9); family resides in Poughkeepsie, NY.
• Eric Frankel, M.D., Emergency Medicine; wife, Ashley Little, Glass Artist and Yoga Instructor; children—Miles (3), Adeline (5 mo.); family lives in Grand Junction, CO

EDUCATION

• Northwestern University, M.A. 1965, Speech Pathology 
• Newcomb College of Tulane University, Bachelor of Science with Distinction, 1963, Psychology and Philosophy; Bristol University, Bristol, England, Junior Year Abroad 
• Stanford University and San Jose State College, Graduate Studies, 1964-1966, Speech Language Hearing Disorders, Education 

INTERESTS

• Photography 
  • Created original photography note cards and an online website, www.Sandra-Frankel-Photography.com; note cards and photographs sold in Rochester and to a resident of New Zealand through area stores and local exhibits, social media, and networking 
  • Image City Photography Gallery, Partners’ Award winner of the 2014 “Magic of Light” juried exhibit, “Riverview from 30,000 feet over the Western United States”; and inclusion of “Mud Patterns in the 2015 juried exhibit 
  • Exhibited: RoCo (Rochester Contemporary Art Center) Member Exhibit and 6x6 exhibits; AAUW 
• Women’s Issues. Leadership Mentoring, Politics 
• Time with Family and Friends; Travel:  USA, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Central America and Caribbean 
• Reading, Writing 
• Attending concerts, operas and plays 
• Walking/hiking