Sandra is Co-Founder of the Alhambra Source and serves as Co-Chair of its Advisory Board. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Washington. While a Professor of Communication and Sociology in USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism (1986-2018), Sandra led the Metamorphosis Project, an in-depth inquiry into the transformation of urban community under the forces of globalization, new communication technologies and population diversity. Sandra is a Fulbright Scholar, a Rockefeller Fellow, Vice President of the McCune Foundation Board of Trustees, and is the recipient of multiple mentorships awards for graduate student training in community-based social justice research. Currently, she is devoted to fulfilling the mission of the Alhambra Source:  To serve as a civic institution for grassroots civic engagement, immigrant integration, and public interest journalism that gives voice to the diverse communities of the San Gabriel Valley.