Sandy Parker

Creator and Writer of the Sparker’s Soapbox providing vital information to voters of Collier county

Sandy Parker, a past president and long-time member of the League of Women Voters of Collier County, writes the Sparker’s Soapbox blog to facilitate and encourage informed voting and civic participation in Collier County. She is also a regular speaker on Florida government topics at continuing education and other community groups.

Parker was recognized as a Woman of Achievement by The American Association of University Women Greater Naples Chapter in 2011, and is a Board Director Emerita of Books for Collier Kids, a local nonprofit dedicated to putting a steady stream of new books into the hands of children living in poverty in Collier County.

Prior to moving to Florida from New Jersey in 2003, Parker held executive positions in accounting, investor relations and corporate finance during a 26-year corporate career, most recently as Vice President – Treasury and Investor Relations with the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. She received a BA with highest honors and honors in American Studies from Douglass College in New Brunswick, NJ, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and she has an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.