Sandra Best Bailly is a leader with more than 20-years' experience in management and professional positions in health plans, public health, healthcare delivery, higher education, and global collaboration.
Sandra is a professionally trained clinical social worker working with medically complex and chronically ill populations; phlebotomy, clinical laboratory and specialty testing; and health education. She has been an Associate Professor of Practice and Assistant Director of Practicum Education at Simmons since 2014. Prior to joining Simmons, Bailly was the Assistant Director of Practicum Education at Boston College's School of Social Work.
Previously, Sandra led and managed a Project Management Office at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, held project management, clinical quality management, and case management roles in other Blue Cross Blue Shield Association health plans at Premera Blue Cross and The Regence Group's Regence Blue Shield in Washington State.
Drawing on a wealth of experience in managed behavioral health care, direct service delivery, and health education, Sandra's perspective as a CTI-trained leadership coach is firmly rooted in social justice and humanity in achieving business results. Sandra's coaching focuses on strategic/business planning & monitoring, business development, execution, resource and budget management, program development/management, project management and consulting services, administration and performance/evaluation.
Her personal interests include: creating solutions towards improving healthcare disparities, advancing global health and intercultural exchange, K-12 education, healthcare, health plan and community partnerships. Sandra is particularly engaged in early and mid-career talent development and career transitions with a keen awareness of intersectionality and its place in leading for success.
She holds a bachelor's degree and Community Health Program certificate from Tufts University and a master's degree in social work from Simmons University (formerly Simmons College). Bailly also holds a Graduate Certificate in Project Management from City University, Bellevue, WA and is a fellow of UMASS Boston's Center for Collaborative Leadership's Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) as well as a fellow of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC)'s Mid-Level Leader's Strengthening the Pipeline Program.