Sandy Verschoor

Sandra Maaike Jayne Verschoor[1] (born 25 April 1959) is the Lord Mayor of Adelaide in South Australia since 12 November 2018.[2] She also worked as Deputy Mayor and a council staff member in the past.[3]

The Right Honourable Lord Mayor

Sandy Verschoor
Verschoor at the launch of the 2019 Australian Heritage Tourism Conference
Lord Mayor of Adelaide
Assumed office
12 November 2018
DeputyAlexander Hyde
Deputy Mayor of Adelaide
In office
June 2017 – 12 November 2018
Alderwoman of the Adelaide City Council
Assumed office
15 December 2015
DeputyAlexander Hyde
Personal details
Born
Sandra Maaike Jayne Verschoor

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

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(Entrepreneurship) and a PhD in Business Administration from Kennedy Western University, an unaccredited private university described as a diploma mill; Vershoor said in 2018 that this degree had been subsequently accredited by the University of Adelaide.[5]

Career

Verschoor worked in broadcasting and marketing in the early 1990s, and became marketing manager of the Adelaide Festival of the Arts in 1996.[4] She was CEO of the Adelaide Fringe from 2006 to 2010.[4] She also worked on WOMADelaide and helped establish the Adelaide Film Festival.[4] In 2011, she became the executive producer of the Festival of Ideas,[4][6] before becoming CEO of the Windmill Theatre in 2015 and acting CEO of the Adelaide Festival in 2016.[4]

Verschoor worked as general manager for the Adelaide City Council for three years from 2012,[4] before being elected to council at a by-election in 2015.[7] From June 2017 to November 2018, she served as Deputy Lord Mayor for 18 months.[8][3]

After Martin Haese decided not to run in the 2018 election, he endorsed Verschoor, who had been planning to run against him.[7] 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.[7][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. 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. "Off The Record". The Advertiser. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. "Sandy Verschoor". Adelaide Festival of Ideas.
  7. Washington, David (17 September 2018). "Challenger turns frontrunner in Lord Mayoral race". In Daily. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  8. ABC - Sandy Verschoor elected to Adelaide City Council
  9. "South Australian Council Election results: New mayors and councillors voted in". The Advertiser. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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