Dr. Sandra R. Hughes served as Executive Consultant of BoardSource. In addition to having served as a consultant and facilitator for the past eight years, she has held various management positions at the United States Rowing Association, American Bar Association, George Williams College, Levi Strauss & Company, the Levi Strauss Foundation, the University of Tennessee, and The Christian Science Monitor.
Hughes received her bachelor of arts degree in English from the University of Maryland and also holds a masters degree in counseling and a doctorate in administration and organizational behavior. She has special interests in and has presented numerous seminars and workshops, and written articles on the psychology of humor; the philosophy of management and organizational behavior; fund-raising and resource development; and the psychology of sport. She also facilitates and leads programs in strategic thinking and planning, board training and leadership, resource development, fund-raising, sponsorship, membership services and marketing, organization culture and values, management training, change, teamwork, effective meetings, and human resource training.