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Publish Date: Feb. 21, 2020

You may know her as Dr. Hannah Sandy, the 海角直播 Coordinator of Health and Wellness. Her latest venture is that of children鈥檚 author with the publication of 鈥淪pace Made Easy with Izzy: God鈥檚 Wonderful Solar System鈥� this past December.

鈥淪pace Made Easy with Izzy鈥� provides a fun way to learn about the Solar System. It is a conversational story about a granddaughter who is curious about the heavenly bodies and her grandmother who explains the creation of the Solar System as a well thought out plan by a creator who desires to preserve human existence by providing a 鈥淕oldilocks鈥� environment, planet Earth.

The story presents simple scientific facts while highlighting God鈥檚 creative power. 鈥淪pace Made Easy with Izzy鈥� is geared towards beginning space enthusiasts or any mind curious about the heavenly bodies. 鈥淪pace Made Easy with Izzy鈥� by Hannah Priscilla Sandy is available through Amazon, in paperback and a Kindle version.

This children鈥檚 book is truly a family affair and written with a child鈥檚 perspective. Isabelle, aka 鈥淚zzy鈥�, is Dr. Sandy鈥檚 3-year-old granddaughter. 鈥淪he is just as fascinated with space objects as her grandma,鈥� shared Dr. Sandy. 鈥淲hen she was just a year old, Izzy would excitedly point towards the shining moon and stars. Her curiosity about the solar system continues to grow. She enjoys reading about the planets and her favorite is Jupiter.鈥� 

Dr. Sandy was inspired to write 鈥淪pace Made Easy with Izzy鈥� through her desire to share her common bond with her granddaughter Isabelle and to answer some of the questions she had as a child, including 鈥渟ome I never thought to ask about space,鈥� said Dr. Sandy. 鈥淚 enjoy reading good books and have been inspired by so many that I thought I should make a contribution to the fountain of knowledge.鈥� 

Dr. Sandy has worked for the San Bernardino Community College District since 2010, as a nurse practitioner through 2014. She then became Interim Coordinator for the 海角直播 Hills Health and Wellness Center, and was named Coordinator is 2015. The Health & Wellness Center (HWC) provides CHC students with wellness, illness and injury care, and women鈥檚 health care. 

Originally from Sierra Leone in West Africa, Dr. Sandy is the oldest of 13 children. She grew up in a small community of fewer than 50 people. In a true 鈥渋t takes a village鈥� environment, where the adults took turns working in each other鈥檚 farms and the children helped with chores of carrying water from the stream. Life was simple and unassuming. One delicious meal was guaranteed every evening. The kids ate leftovers in the morning. Everybody cared for everybody and no one went to bed hungry.

Dr. Sandy and her immediate family (husband and three children) migrated to the U.S. in 1996. She had a scholarship from the World Bank to study for a Master鈥檚 Degree in Public Health at Loma Linda University. Due to civil war in Sierra Leone, the family was unable to return at the end of her program and was given protected status and eventually, all members became American citizens. 

Sandy openly admits her love of education and attending school. 鈥淚 walked over two miles to and from school each day from my small community in Sierra Leone and I did not miss a day except for being really ill. I loved knowledge (and still do) and school was the fountain that quenched that thirst for knowledge,鈥� said Sandy.  鈥淓ducation has carved paths in my life that I never thought possible. I have crossed oceans, conquered adversity and consider myself and family well placed in life, thanks to education and a strong hold on God!鈥�

There is no doubt Dr. Sandy loves education. She has earned two Bachelor Degrees, two Master鈥檚 Degrees, and a Doctorate.

She holds the following degrees:

• BA in Religion and Biology, Andrews University, Michigan
• MPH in International Health, Loma Linda University
• BS in Nursing and MS in Nursing, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver

Dr. Sandy lives in Beaumont with her husband Daniel Sandy. They have three adult children:  Jewel Sandy, Joel Sandy, and Jenny Agyeman (Izzy鈥檚 mom!).

Collaborating on a children鈥檚 book was a natural progression of Dr. Sandy鈥檚 love of education and her desire to give back and be of service to her community. Stay tuned for more books from Izzy and Grandma Hannah.