Sandi Billings

Background

About Sandi Billings

Sandi joined Washington State University in 2011 as Director of Development for Northwest Public Broadcasting, a service of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication. In 2022, she became a Development Director for the Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture. Sandi first came to the Palouse region in 1995 as the Director of Development for the University of Idaho's College of Engineering. Sandi enjoys learning from hands-on experience, and thus has become a competent "Jane-of-all-trades” and master of a few. She loves astronomy, as evidenced by her education: a B.S. in Space Science from Florida Institute of Technology and an M.S. in geophysics (planetary studies) from the University of Idaho. Sandi has delved into craft projects and painting, and she might be called a “Bard-o-phile” for her love of Shakespeare. She has been a competitive fencer (Florida Women's Epee Champion 1985), has traveled to great places ("not nearly enough,” she says), and has flown in zero-g on NASA's "vomit comet," the KC-135. The great thing about her work, she says, is that “I help people realize their dreams. When people imagine what difference they can make in the world through public radio and television, I get to be a part of the dream and help them make it happen. I get to help them know they are making a real difference—that their lives and decisions matter. There’s nothing more important than living a life that matters.”