Sandy is co-founder and Executive Director of LifeSpark Cancer Resources. Sandy has been practicing energy therapies since 1989. She is a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner, and is a Reiki Master trained in five types of Reiki including Usui, Karuna, Jukiden, Holy Fire, and Angel Reiki. She has an MBA from the University of Colorado, Denver, and a BFA from the University of South Dakota.
In addition to LifeSpark, she has held leadership positions in Historic Boulder, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Healing Touch International, QuaLife Wellness Community, and the Colorado Cancer Coalition.
Andrea is a Reiki Master/Teacher and has volunteered as a Reiki provider for LifeSpark since May 2024. Reiki has allowed her to blend her love of the healing powers of integrative therapies, holistic treatments, and support groups!
Andrea has served as a healthcare executive for over 15 years in Southern California and Colorado. She brings over ten years of experience in non-profits, including marketing, graphic design, grant writing, fundraising events and campaigns, volunteer coordination, and donor stewardship. She is honored to be a part of the board and looks forward to advancing LifeSpark’s mission to bring comfort and peace to cancer patients and their caregivers.
Diane is a Healing Touch practitioner. She began volunteering with LifeSpark in 2023. She previously served on the Board of Directors for the New Mexico Parkinson’s Coalition and co-chaired their annual conference during her term. She has been active with various Parkinson’s organizations: Rocky Mountain Parkinson’s Association, Parkinson’s Foundation and the Parkinson’s Movement Disorder Alliance serving on several committees for fund raising and public awareness.
Diane has an MA in Speech Language Pathology and BAs in Audiology and Communication Disorders from the University of Northern Colorado. She is currently employed as a speech language pathologist for a home health company.
Holistic health enthusiast, oncology RN by day, Reiki Master by night. Molly is focused on quality, Reiki and humor to improve patient outcomes and staff experience. Over 19 years of healthcare experience including Infusion Nurse, Charge Nurse, Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Nurse Manager, and currently Oncology Clinical Quality Specialist RN at UCHealth.
Molly was a participant in the pilot study for RNs lead by LifeSpark and UCHealth, which allowed her to witness how Reiki benefits both healthcare providers and patients as part of their healing journey. “LifeSpark changed my life and it’s an honor to be a part of the board.”
Matt comes to the LifeSpark Board as an active beneficiary of the program.
For the last ten years, Matt has been working with both Healing Touch and Reiki modalities in LifeSpark, helping to manage and control his ongoing challenges with multiple myeloma, an incurable and inoperable blood cancer that causes tumors to form in muscles and bones. With the loving and encouraging support of a small army of providers, Matt continues to forge ahead.
Matt feels eternally blessed with the love and support of his tightly knit family, and knows that everything starts and ends with love.
He brings many years of different board experiences and hopes to offer a patient’s perspective in helping to move LifeSpark continually forward. He is thankful for this opportunity to serve and give back to an organization that has given so much to him.
Judy is an Usui Third Degree Reiki Practitioner, Healing Touch Level 3, LifeSpark provider and Certified Holistic Health Professional, as part of the Holistic Nursing Program at Red Rocks Community College. She is a colon cancer thriver since 2021. Judy was an Administrative Assistant/Editor/Event Planner in the Gastroenterology Department at Anschutz (UC Health University of Colorado Hospital.)
She has served on several boards and commissions in the City of Englewood. Judy was aware of the incredible work of LifeSpark since its inception 20 years ago and is proud to serve on their board.
Jeff Baird has been a Reiki practitioner since 2012. He is a certified Medical Reiki Master, Usui/Holy Fire II Reiki Ryoho Reiki Master, and received the Holy Fire III Reiki Master Upgrade in January, 2019. He first became a Reiki Master Teacher in 2014, receiving the Unlimited Reiki/Third Degree Master Teacher certification in November, 2014.
Many of Baird’s articles have been published in “Reiki News Magazine,” the official publication of the International Center for Reiki Training. His website for Sunrise Reiki Colorado is a wonderful platform for Jeff to write about Reiki. “I could talk, write and possibly even sing about Reiki all day long. It’s the gift that keeps on giving. Reiki always delivers what we need most. I am eternally grateful to LifeSpark for giving me this opportunity.”