Sandra Victorino

Sandra Victorino is co-founder of the Latino Mental Health Network of RI. She has worked in the healthcare field for over 20 years. Her areas of interest are healthcare access for all populations and health and mental health equity. Her work also focuses on building leadership capabilities, diversity, equity, and inclusion and developing and strengthening community partnerships.

Sandra earned a Master of Arts in Counseling at The University of Mary Hardin Baylor and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate in Mental Health Counseling at Rhode Island College. She is a bilingual, Spanish, bicultural Licensed Mental Health Counselor skilled in Trauma-Informed Care. She is the Chair of the Mental Health Association of RI and Vice-Chair at the Women's Fund of RI. She is on the Behavioral Health Advisory Board at Clinica Esperanza, a free clinic for the uninsured; Diversity & Inclusion Professionals (DAIP) Advisory Board, a professional development organization that brings diversity practitioners together from all economic sectors; a member of the Health Insurance Advisory Council in RI and a committee member of the RI Governor's Workforce Board Healthcare Advisory Committee. She serves as the Co-Chair of the Rhode Island Department of Health Commission for Health Advocacy and Equity, and in her Commissioner role, she participates in the Executive Office of Health and Human Services Health Care System Planning Cabinet - Independent Advisory Council and Olmstead Advisory Group. She is part of the Reciprocity Rhode Island Initiative, which is a collective of people and organizations committed to creating a new educational reality for our young people and families that respects and leverages cultural capital, contributes to our community, and views our youth as future leaders.