Ms. Sandefur completed her Social Work degrees at the University of Nebraska, Omaha in 1991. She then moved to Alabama and has been a Licensed Certified Social Worker since 1995. She has over 35 years of experience in child welfare including casework to support families with developmentally challenged children, counseling adolescents at a psychiatric residential treatment center, group therapy for survivors of sexual abuse, developing and directing a transitional living program for youth aging out of Foster Care and counseling in a non-profit outpatient setting. Eventually she worked her way into training new clinicians and eventually leadership roles. For the last 15 years she has navigated two non-profits through the accreditation process multiple times; providing quality improvement and best practices oversight; risk management and mitigation as well as social work licensure and intern supervision with high standards and grace.