SANDEE BECKERS

Board Member

It is an absolute joy when we experience three generations of family members engaging in the education here at SLOCA, and we have experienced that joy through the addition of Sandee to our Board of Directors. Sandee has three grandkids, now ages 5, 8, and 9 years, attending the school and she has been able to see them developing a thirst for learning and gaining a confidence in discovering everything around them. This unique approach to education, from an early age and throughout their school years, is doing wonders for her grandchildren and they are now teaching her the necessity of being a lifelong learner! While she herself had not experienced a passion for learning until her early adult years, she opened her eyes to the many books available on diverse subjects, and the relationship between learning and travel. While raising her two children, Sandee fully engaged in her children’s education by being a volunteer at their school. She was subsequently elected to the Santa Barbara Districts School Board of Trustees and served in that capacity for four years. So it should have come as no surprise that, when relocating to SLO to be closer to her grandkids in their growing up years, she would eventually dive into supporting and championing their school. Sandee’s favorite pastime is being with her grandkids and their parents, and I always have three books going, as well as Bible study. She is also married to a guy who loves golf, so she finds herself on the golf course several times a week, and hiking the marvelous trails of SLO County. In this next year, Sandee wants to pursue her study of Italian. She and her husband travel to Italy each year, seeking out the small towns, where the locals graciously allow her to try to speak their language, and will answer her in Italian, rather than English. She also wants to do some background reading on the subjects that her grandkids are studying this next year, so she can keep up with them!