Staff

About the Founder and Executive Director

Sandra Walters is the Founder and Executive Director of the Andre Center. She developed the program based on the overwhelming need for coordination of medical services. Sandra has spent the last 12 years as a nurse specializing in breast health and breast cancer education/navigation. She has developed three hospital-based comprehensive breast programs, and has coached over 1,000 breast cancer patients through the maze of decisions, care providers and needed resources. Sandra is passionate about helping patients and their families get the information and services they need with an appropriate sense of urgency.

Sandra's mission is to provide a personal touch through one-on-one education to breast cancer patients regardless of where they are diagnosed or treated. This approach has proven to decrease anxiety and promote peace of mind. She has counseled hundreds of women and men over the years and believes that what happens within the first few days of a breast cancer diagnosis is critical in setting the stage for emotional well-being during treatment and integrating back into the home and work environment when treatment ends.

Sandra has been a clinical advisor/reviewer for educational materials for the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making in Boston and the National Center for Clinical Research for Women and Families in Washington, D.C. She has served as a committee chairwoman for the National Consortium of Breast Centers and participated in their national effort to credential nurses who specialize in breast cancer education. In addition, Sandra has served on the education committee for the Denver affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure in Chicago and Denver as well as the Colorado Breast Cancer Task Force. She holds a current Colorado Registered Nursing license, is a member of the Denver Komen Breast Cancer Coalition, Oncology Nurses Association and the National Coalition of Oncology Nurse Navigators.