Sandy Verschoor
Sandy Verschoor | |
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 Verschoor at the launch of the 2019 Australian Heritage Tourism Conference | |
| Lord Mayor of Adelaide | |
| Assumed office 12 November 2018 | |
| Deputy | Alexander Hyde |
| Deputy Mayor of Adelaide | |
| In office June 2017 – 12 November 2018 | |
| Alderwoman of the Adelaide City Council | |
| Assumed office 15 December 2015 | |
| Deputy | Alexander Hyde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sandra Maaike Jayne Verschoor 25 April 1959 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse | Gregg Mitchell |
| Children | 3 |
Sandra Maaike Jayne Verschoor[1] (born 25 April 1959) is the Lord Mayor of Adelaide in South Australia since 12 November 2018.[2] She also worked as Deputy Mayor and a council staff member in the past.[3]
Early life and education
Verschoor is the second daughter of Dutch immigrants to Australia and grew up in Elizabeth.[4] She has a Master of Arts, an MBA(Entrepreneurship) and a PhD in Business Administration from Kennedy Western University, an unaccredited private university described as a diploma mill; Vershoor said in 2018 that this degree had been subsequently accredited by the University of Adelaide.[5]
Career
Verschoor worked in broadcasting and marketing in the early 1990s, and became marketing manager of the Adelaide Festival of the Arts in 1996.[4] She was CEO of the Adelaide Fringe from 2006 to 2010.[4] She also worked on WOMADelaide and helped establish the Adelaide Film Festival.[4] In 2011, she became the executive producer of the Festival of Ideas,[4][6] before becoming CEO of the Windmill Theatre in 2015 and acting CEO of the Adelaide Festival in 2016.[4]
Verschoor worked as general manager for the Adelaide City Council for three years from 2012,[4] before being elected to council at a by-election in 2015.[7] From June 2017 to November 2018, she served as Deputy Lord Mayor for 18 months.[8][3]
After Martin Haese decided not to run in the 2018 election, he endorsed Verschoor, who had been planning to run against him.[7] Verschoor was elected Lord Mayor in November 2018, defeating lawyer Mark Hamilton and bookshop owner Kate Treloar.[9]
Personal life
Verschoor is married and has two daughters and a son.[7][3]
References
- ^ "Current details for ABN 62 893 297 037 | ABN Lookup". abr.business.gov.au. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ City of Adelaide - Cr Sandy Verschoor
- ^ a b c Clifton, Catherine (16 October 2018). "Verschoor means business". The Adelaide Review. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g Dexter, John (4 May 2017). "Sandy Verschoor: 'People want artistic energy to be in their city'". The Adelaide Review. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Off The Record". The Advertiser. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Sandy Verschoor". Adelaide Festival of Ideas.
- ^ a b c Washington, David (17 September 2018). "Challenger turns frontrunner in Lord Mayoral race". In Daily. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ ABC - Sandy Verschoor elected to Adelaide City Council
- ^ "South Australian Council Election results: New mayors and councillors voted in". The Advertiser. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.