Sandy Verschoor

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The Right Honourable Lord Mayor

Sandy Verschoor
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Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor
Lord Mayor of Adelaide
Assumed office
12 November 2018
Mary Couros
Deputy Mayor of Adelaide
In office
June 2017 – 12 November 2018
Alderwoman of the Adelaide City Council
Assumed office
15 December 2015
Personal details
Born
Sandra Maaike Jayne Verschoor

(1959-04-25) 25 April 1959 (age 62)
NationalityAustralian
Spouse(s)Gregg Mitchell
Children3

Sandra Maaike Jayne Verschoor[1] (born 25 April 1959) is the Lord Mayor of Adelaide in South Australia since 12 November 2018.[2] Prior to this, she was Deputy Lord Mayor and a General Manager at the City of Adelaide.[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 and a PhD in Business Administration from Kennedy Western University.[citation needed]

Career[]

Verschoor worked in broadcasting and marketing in the early 1990s, and became marketing manager of the Adelaide Festival of the Arts in 1995 and Marketing & Development Director 1996-1999.[5] As the Associate Director of Arts Projects Australia 2001 - 2006 she worked on WOMADelaide and helped establish the Adelaide Film Festival.[5] She was CEO of the Adelaide Fringe from 2006 to 2010. In 2011, she became the executive producer of the Festival of Ideas.

In 2012, Verschoor worked as general manager for the Adelaide City Council for three years [5] before being elected to council at a by-election in 2015.

She took up the role of Executive Producer of the Windmill Theatre in 2015 and CEO of the Adelaide Festival in 2016.[5]

From June 2017 to November 2018, she served as Deputy Lord Mayor for 18 months.[6][7]

After Martin Haese decided not to run in the 2018 election, he endorsed Verschoor. [8] 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.[10][3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Current details for ABN 62 893 297 037 | ABN Lookup". abr.business.gov.au. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. ^ City of Adelaide - Cr Sandy Verschoor
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Clifton, Catherine (16 October 2018). "Verschoor means business". The Adelaide Review. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. ^ Dexter, John (4 May 2017). "Sandy Verschoor: 'People want artistic energy to be in their city'". The Adelaide Review. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Dexter, John (4 May 2017). "Sandy Verschoor: 'People want artistic energy to be in their city'". The Adelaide Review. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  6. ^ ABC - Sandy Verschoor elected to Adelaide City Council
  7. ^ Clifton, Catherine (16 October 2018). "Verschoor means business". The Adelaide Review. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  8. ^ Washington, David (17 September 2018). "Challenger turns frontrunner in Lord Mayoral race". In Daily. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  9. ^ "South Australian Council Election results: New mayors and councillors voted in". The Advertiser. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  10. ^ Washington, David (17 September 2018). "Challenger turns frontrunner in Lord Mayoral race". In Daily. Retrieved 10 November 2018.

External links[]

https://www.cityofadelaide.com.au/about-council/your-council/lord-mayor-and-councillors/sandy-verschoor/

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