SANDY

Later in 1982 I developed a 10-evening course for the Workers Educational Association, on "Running a community organisation", and in the early 2000's was still offering a similar 10-evening course, usually organised by councils for voluntary service or a local authority. By then the majority of my work was open training on a wide range of legal and governance topics, usually one- or two-day courses organised by CVSs or other other local or national umbrella organisations and infrastructure support organisations... I have a BA cum laude in liberal arts with majors in sociology and journalism from Syracuse University (1965) in the United States, and worked as a social work administrator and as a social psychology researcher on community care until moving to the UK in 1968. I worked for one of the first academic microfilm publishers in the UK (1973-76), and as coordinator of the Campaign Against Arms Trade (1975-80). My freelance training in the voluntary sector started in 1980, and..

Also known as: Sandy Adirondack

Primary location: London United Kingdom