About Sandra Welch
Sandra Welch and her husband Andy, grew up in Southern Illinois and moved to Coconut Creek in 1997. She has held all offices in The Women's Club of Coconut Creek since joining in 1997. She served as Chair and Vice-Chair of the Coconut Creek Parks and Recreation Advisory Board from 2001-2013. Along with other business and civic leaders, Welch served as a facilitator during the City’s Vision 2020 strategic planning session. Welch was a member of the first Coconut Creek Citizen’s Academy in 2007.
Currently, Commissioner Welch serves at the Broward County level as Vice Chair of the Water Advisory Board, Climate Change Task Force member, and previously served on the Human Rights Board through June 2015. She was recently appointed to represent the City on the Broward County Metropolitan Planning Organization, which carries out transportation planning.
At the local City level, she serves on the SAC (School Advisory Council) as Chair of Atlantic Technical High/College, Monarch High School, Dave Thomas Education Center, Coconut Creek High School, and Winston Park Elementary. In addition she is Co-Chair of the Atlantic Technical College Transition Into Employment Advisory Board. Sandra mentors students at Monarch with Take Stock in Children and through Junior Achievement Fellows Program at Atlantic Technical high school earning JA Fellows Mentor of the Year in 2019. She chaired the Coconut Creek/Margate 2014 Relay for Life community fundraiser event, which was held for 10 years at Monarch High School. In relation to BOLD Justice (Broward Organized Leaders Doing Justice), Sandra has served as a team leader.
Commissioner Welch attended Southern Illinois University and retired in 2013 from American Express after 18 years as an Executive Assistant in Customer Service, Billing and Payment Services, and Human Relations/Affirmative Action Plans.