Sandra is a native Californian and was married on September 27 to Bruce Ekmanian. She lives in PismoBeach and grew up on a farm near Los Banos which has been in her family for three generations. All of their food was grown on the ranch. Her great grandfather purchased the farm from Henry Miller, a famous land owner in Northern California.
 
She is three quarters Italian and one quarter Mexican. She has a picture of her mother on Seabucuit the champion horse owned by Charles Howard. Sandra has a degree from University of the Pacific in communication and public relations. She lived in Florence, Italy for 18 months and her family still has a house in Tuscany. She is a genuine and honest person who is giving, loves serving and giving back. She was an Account Executive in the Human Resources/Employment industry for 8½ years then left to live on the CentralCoast. She launched Strategic Alliance in GroverBeach and was its president for 4½ years. Sandra is currently a loan broker for Equity Reach Mortgage.