Sandra G. High is a native of Philadelphia, Pa., who attended Temple University, received her certificate for restaurant management from what is now known as The Restaurant School at Walnut College and earned her bachelor’s degree from Salem College.
Shortly after moving to Winston-Salem, she joined Salem Kitchen Gourmet to Go and Catering, working for more than 10 years as manager and assisting with baking, food preparation, catered events and everyday logistics of running the business. She resigned in 2015 due to health issues and began full-time volunteer work.
As a long-standing member of the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Guild, she held numerous leadership positions including co-president for three terms. She has served on several local nonprofit advisory boards, including Moji Coffee & More, a job-training and employment advocacy program for people with diverse abilities. High played a major role in connecting Moji graduates with opportunities to further their careers at Wake Forest Baptist.
High has been active with Wake Forest Baptist’s Justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion task force, assisted with backpack programs and volunteered with the initial Wake Forest Baptist staff COVID vaccine clinics. She frequently advises the DEAC (Delivering Equal Access to Care) Clinic, capitalizing on her background in catering and food service for the group’s annual Night in The Quarter fundraiser along with numerous events sponsored by the Medical Center Guild.
High recently was named volunteer chef for Lasagna Love, a global nonprofit and grassroots movement that began at the onset of the COVID pandemic following a single family’s gesture to aid a neighbor. Lasagna Love aims to positively impact communities by connecting neighbors with neighbors through homemade meal delivery, seeking to eliminate stigmas associated with asking for help when it is needed most and to promote its mission to feed families, spread kindness and strengthen communities.
Sandy and Kevin, her husband, have three children and one grandson.