Sandi Bailey is a strategically-focused executive with a history of stability, strength, and leadership: experienced in targeted partnership development, business development and financial management; government and media relations; and fostering productive private sector, not-for profit, and government relationships.

Ms. Bailey recently entered into a strategic partnership with the Center for Non Profit Management's Executive in Action program and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

Over the last five years, Ms. Bailey served as public affairs and strategic partnership consultant to a major hospitality, and entertainment arts complex under development in the Las Colinas area of Irving, Texas.  One of the partnerships was fostered serving as Executive Director-Hospitality with Freeman Group Service Solutions, an international hospitality and tourism services solutions firm.

As the Executive Vice President of the Hotel Association of Greater Dallas from 1995 to 2006, Sandi Bailey led the activities and operations of a trade association representing hospitality industry in one of the nation’s top convention & visitor destinations representing an industry employing over 50,000 with economic impact of over $12-14 Billion for the North Texas area for over 10 years.

In successful operation of a trade organization Sandi Bailey effectively recruited board leadership and strategic plan implementation, launched programs providing beneficial services to members at a discounted rate while increasing association revenue, and successfully expanded to regional coverage with branches located in suburban areas. Sandi Bailey activated a public affairs and media response program that has significantly raised the profile of the hotel community in the Dallas marketplace. Under her leadership, the Hotel Association also pioneered an innovative partnership with the Dallas Police Department and area law enforcement agencies to establish the Hotel Security Network, a program which operates like a neighborhood crime watch program for the hotel community. Ms. Bailey also led a partnership with Communities in Schools, a nationally recognized program for at-risk students, to establish the Student Community Partnership and an annual fundraising gala honoring key community leadership. The Hotel Association hospitality scholarship fund increased scholarships awarded by 600 percent during Ms. Bailey's tenure.

Ms. Bailey briefly served as Communications Manager in 1993-1994 prior to leading the Hotel Association of Greater Dallas through restructuring in 1994, and being appointed Interim Director in 1994, and Executive Director in 1995.

Sandi Bailey’s extensive civic involvement includes the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Committee and Board of Directors, appointment to City of Dallas Transportation Review Committee by Dallas City Council, North Texas Business Committee for Culture and the Arts, North Texas Food Bank Advisory Board, Modern Luxury Dallas Magazine Board of Advisors, Sister to Sister Heart Health Day Advisory Board, TX/OU “Save the Game” Committee Co-Chair, Dallas Zoo Tourism Committee, DFW Regional Sports Commission Board of Advisors, Dallas 2012 Olympic Bid Committee Advisory Board, the “Yes, Let’s Build It” Dallas arena campaign, and several hospitality education board and advisory committees.

Sandi Bailey received the Silver Plume Award from WHERE Dallas Magazine in 2003 and was recently named to the Heritage Registry of Who’s Who, the National Register of Who’s Who and National Register of Who’s Who. Ms. Bailey was a member of the International Society of Hotel Association Executives, American Society of Association Executives, and the Dallas Fort Worth Association Executives. Ms. Bailey also participates regularly in charity fundraising, including serving on the Advisory Board as Corporate Underwriting Co-Chair of the 2009 Communities In Schools "Kids Come First" Gala.

Ms. Bailey is a 1992 graduate of Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations, and SMU’s Cox School of Business Executive Program in 2002.