Term:  2 years
Expires: December 31, 2009

Sandra Kent was appointed to the Richland City Council in February 2008 to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term.  Prior to her appointment, Sandra served on the Richland Planning Commission for two years.

Sandra has lived in the Tri-Cities since 1999. She is originally from Kansas City and graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City with a Bachelor’ degree in Urban Planning and from the University of Kansas with a Juris Doctor. She is licensed to practice law in Washington and Colorado.

She brings to council more than 18 years of regulatory compliance and management experience. Through her career at various U.S. Department of Energy facilities, she has extensive background and experience with regulatory issues, compliance negotiations and management of complex hazardous/toxic waste clean-up projects. She is currently a senior attorney with Washington River Protection Solutions.

Sandra is active in the community. She is the current president of the Women Helping Women Fund Tri-Cities. She is also on the United Way Board and Community Solutions Team. Additionally, she serves on the Washington State Bar Association Professionalism Committee and is an adjunct professor at Columbia Basin College.

Sandra is also a graduate of the Leadership Tri-Cities Program, class XII. Other local non-profit organizations she supports include Habitat for Humanity, Junior Achievement, LINKS Tri-Cities and the Edith Bishel Center for the Blind. 

Contact Information:

P.O. Box 190
505 Swift Blvd
Richland, WA  99352

Email: Sandra Kent