Speaker
Sandra Butcher
Chief Executive of National FASD
.png?sv=2018-03-28&sr=c&sig=WMb3RgGLHjVsv8h2mhA3n2Fl3uwawPKDyfrMrKNDGAk%3D&st=2026-09-09T11%3A13%3A19Z&se=2026-09-09T15%3A18%3A19Z&sp=r)
Biography
Sandra Butcher is Chief Executive of National FASD. Sandy joined the organisation in January 2017. She has nearly 30 years of campaigning, fund-raising, media and organisational experience, working with diverse networks to create positive change in public policy. In her prior position, she served as executive director of the international Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, recipients of the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize. Most of her career has focused on the intersect of science, social responsibility and policy. Working with the Trustees, Sandy has been overseeing a realignment and expansion of the organisation’s projects. She works with stakeholders, experts, the media and policy makers to promote greater awareness of and support for those with FASD.
Sandy is mum to a teen with FASD. She and her husband are co-founders of the Hertfordshire FASD Support Network (previously the E. Hertfordshire and Area FASD Support Network). They raise awareness through a widely read blog – FASDLearningWithHope.wordpress.comSandy is a lay member of the NICE Quality Standard on FASD Specialist Committee.