I had the pleasure of working with Sandra Powell for 20 years a mentor and friend. Sandy excelled in each role she held at Author Solutions with her biggest role as the Director of Partnerships. She brought on each new Partner while managing the communication, reporting financials internally and externally, business expansion, and collaborated with multiple departments. Sandy can adapt to change quickly and easily and she will do with a smile on her face. She has a positive spirit and personality that everyone will enjoy having her on your team. Sandy is passionate, reliable, trustworthy, caring, problem solver, fast learner, and personable.

I had the joy of working for Sandy early in my career as a supervisor. In many ways, I have her early guidance and leadership to thank for the path my career has taken. She saw skills, abilities and potential in me and provided me invaluable mentorship to develop and refine those skills. I observed her establish trusting and productive relationships with authors, colleagues (sales, designers, IT, finance), and collaborators alike. She does this through genuinely listening to their stated needs as well as understanding the things they aren't saying that are often just as important. As a manager, she develops a depth of understanding of her internal team members' skills and interests and aligns their work to maximize their productivity and satisfaction. Those relationships, combined with a depth of understanding of our product offerings and capabilities and a willingness to get into the trenches with her teams, enable her to design solutions that meet both the clients' needs and the needs of the business. As Director of Partnerships, she puts those abilities to use establishing partnerships with traditional publishing firms. When she began in this role, it was territory that she was the first to chart and highlighted yet another one of her unique skills: fearlessness. The fact that no one had mapped out the path before wasn't going to stop her from figuring it out. Whether it is branding and marketing, developing new service offerings, organizing and attending events or creating new tools, Sandy has always been committed to remaining solution-oriented to make her projects a success. It's been almost twenty years since we first started working together and our careers have taken different branches, but even today I find myself relying on skills I honed under her guidance and leadership.

I had the pleasure of working with Sandra Powell for 20 years a mentor and friend. Sandy excelled in each role she held at Author Solutions with her biggest role as the Director of Partnerships. She brought on each new Partner while managing the communication, reporting financials internally and externally, business expansion, and collaborated with multiple departments. Sandy can adapt to change quickly and easily and she will do with a smile on her face. She has a positive spirit and personality that everyone will enjoy having her on your team. Sandy is passionate, reliable, trustworthy, caring, problem solver, fast learner, and personable.

I had the joy of working for Sandy early in my career as a supervisor. In many ways, I have her early guidance and leadership to thank for the path my career has taken. She saw skills, abilities and potential in me and provided me invaluable mentorship to develop and refine those skills. I observed her establish trusting and productive relationships with authors, colleagues (sales, designers, IT, finance), and collaborators alike. She does this through genuinely listening to their stated needs as well as understanding the things they aren't saying that are often just as important. As a manager, she develops a depth of understanding of her internal team members' skills and interests and aligns their work to maximize their productivity and satisfaction. Those relationships, combined with a depth of understanding of our product offerings and capabilities and a willingness to get into the trenches with her teams, enable her to design solutions that meet both the clients' needs and the needs of the business. As Director of Partnerships, she puts those abilities to use establishing partnerships with traditional publishing firms. When she began in this role, it was territory that she was the first to chart and highlighted yet another one of her unique skills: fearlessness. The fact that no one had mapped out the path before wasn't going to stop her from figuring it out. Whether it is branding and marketing, developing new service offerings, organizing and attending events or creating new tools, Sandy has always been committed to remaining solution-oriented to make her projects a success. It's been almost twenty years since we first started working together and our careers have taken different branches, but even today I find myself relying on skills I honed under her guidance and leadership.

I had the pleasure of working with Sandra Powell for 20 years a mentor and friend. Sandy excelled in each role she held at Author Solutions with her biggest role as the Director of Partnerships. She brought on each new Partner while managing the communication, reporting financials internally and externally, business expansion, and collaborated with multiple departments. Sandy can adapt to change quickly and easily and she will do with a smile on her face. She has a positive spirit and personality that everyone will enjoy having her on your team. Sandy is passionate, reliable, trustworthy, caring, problem solver, fast learner, and personable.

I had the joy of working for Sandy early in my career as a supervisor. In many ways, I have her early guidance and leadership to thank for the path my career has taken. She saw skills, abilities and potential in me and provided me invaluable mentorship to develop and refine those skills. I observed her establish trusting and productive relationships with authors, colleagues (sales, designers, IT, finance), and collaborators alike. She does this through genuinely listening to their stated needs as well as understanding the things they aren't saying that are often just as important. As a manager, she develops a depth of understanding of her internal team members' skills and interests and aligns their work to maximize their productivity and satisfaction. Those relationships, combined with a depth of understanding of our product offerings and capabilities and a willingness to get into the trenches with her teams, enable her to design solutions that meet both the clients' needs and the needs of the business. As Director of Partnerships, she puts those abilities to use establishing partnerships with traditional publishing firms. When she began in this role, it was territory that she was the first to chart and highlighted yet another one of her unique skills: fearlessness. The fact that no one had mapped out the path before wasn't going to stop her from figuring it out. Whether it is branding and marketing, developing new service offerings, organizing and attending events or creating new tools, Sandy has always been committed to remaining solution-oriented to make her projects a success. It's been almost twenty years since we first started working together and our careers have taken different branches, but even today I find myself relying on skills I honed under her guidance and leadership.