Sandy Valentine is Health Promotion Manager for the University of Connecticut. In her role, she leads UConn’s collegiate recovery program, and provides project management support to the campuses’ Wellness Coalition. A person in long term recovery, Sandy is passionate about bringing recovery tools and practices to those seeking or maintaining their recovery pathway. Sandy is a certified Recovery Coach Professional, CCAR Recovery Coach Academy Facilitator, member of the CT Alcohol and Drug Policy Council, and co-host of the Recovery Matters podcast. Sandy brings over three decades of experience leading learning and professional development teams at a large corporation. A graduate of Eastern Connecticut State University, she is currently pursuing her Master's degree at UConn’s School of Social Work.