About Me

A native of Buffalo, New York, I left a promising career in public health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to devote myself to interdisciplinary work to strengthen the Catholic Church and address social problems. As a consultant at Sandra Ham Consulting, I offer out-of-the-box perspectives on mental health ministries, studies of trends in Catholic sentiment, and visioning for the next 50 years of the Church and human civilization.

I hold an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering and graduate degrees in nutrition from Cornell and divinity from the University of Chicago. My interdisciplinary repertoire is built upon more than 10 years of experience as an engineer in industry and 25 years of experience conducting health research. I also was mentored for several years by the church commentator, the late Paul Mankowski, SJ.

I aim to occupy a niche among the most dynamic and gifted interdisciplinary Catholic problem-solvers today, bringing historical insights to bear on contemporary problems in new ways.