Representative Sandlin grew up in Agawam where she attended public schools and graduated from Agawam High School. She attends the University Without Walls at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Her public service includes more than twenty years of active involvement advocating for students and the Agawam School System as a parent of four children and as a school committee member. She served as President of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees. She also served as a member of the Agawam Housing Authority for twenty five years.

Representative Sandlin is a member of the Rotary Club of Agawam where she was the first woman member admitted to the club and also the first woman president of the club. She was honored by the Rotary as a Paul Harris Fellow. She is a member of the State Democratic Committee and the Agawam Democratic Committee.

Representative Sandlin is a member of the All Saints Parish in Agawam. She is also a member of the Agawam St. Patrick's Day Committee. She is proud to be a member of the Wilson-Thompson Auxiliary Unit 185 of the American Legion. She is an active supporter of the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Representative Sandlin is a member of the Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators.

Education:
Graduate of Agawam High School, class of 1964; Attends University Without Walls at the University of Massachusetts.

Elective Offices Held:
Agawam School Committee; Agawam Democratic City Committee; Massachusetts State Committee; Appointed to the Agawam Housing Authority; Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Memberships:
Agawam Rotary; Wilson Thompson Post 185; West Sprigfield Fish and Game; Agawam St. Patrick Parade Committee; lifetime member and past president of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees; Armenian International Women's Association.

Community Involvement:
Boys and Girls Club exploratory committee; past organizer of youth sports (Agawam AA); School Improvement Council (Granger School); Friends of the Agawam Senior Center; fundraising for shelters for domestic violence; Grand Marshall for the 2008 Walk for JDRF to cure diabetes.

My Committees:
Joint Committee on Education, Joint Committee on Transportation, Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development.