Bio

Sandy Croley was born in Grimsby, Ontario. As a child she was often taken out of school by her father to do field trips such as visits to car shows, bookstore, art galleries and veteran's homes. It was this informal education and life learning experience that made Sandy comfortable with seniors and eventually pursue a career in gerontology. After attending Brock University in sociology, she decided to focus on seniors and therapeutic activities. Sandy graduated from George Brown College in Toronto from the Activation Coordinator/Gerontology program. She has worked extensively with mental health consumers, children, brain recovery patients and seniors. Her first love is working for seniors with Dementia and finds it a rewarding career. Sandy also loves working with her wonderful, compassionate recreation and music therapy staff. After moving to British Columbia, Sandy became involved in Memory Training and laughter therapy. She is a certified HeeHooHaalogist and loving it! Sandy is currently the Leisure Services Manager at Inglewood Care Centre in West Vancouver.