Born and raised in Turlock to local small business owners, Sandy spent over 6 years in NYC studying Marketing and International Management at Pace University and working at McGraw-Hill as a Marketing and Event Specialist. She then spent over 20 months in India working for a social enterprise incubator, where she scaled a platform to build a local social enterprise ecosystem in 15 different cities. In her free time, Sandy enjoys boxing, hiking, travelling and reading.

Born and raised in Turlock, Maris Sturtevant has been working to empower the homeless community in Turlock for over 20 years. Maris was a member of the original founding groups who started the Daily Bread Lunch Program at Sacred Heart Church in 1992 and the We Care Program in 2003. Some of Maris’ notable accomplishments include the Humanitarian of the Year Award from City of Turlock and the Paul Harris Fellowship from Rotary International.