Sandy was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She graduated from nursing school at Deaconess Hospital and University of Cincinnati. She received her degree in Health Care Administration from St. Joseph College in Maine. She trained as a cardiovascular Nurse Specialist at Baylor College of Medicine under Michael DeBakey during the heart transplant era. While in Houston, she married Wynn Muller, and later moved to Connecticut working as Director of Nursing for several large hospitals and nursing homes. Sandy was very involved in the town of Cromwell as past chairman of Board of Education and the Water Pollution Control Authority. Over the past thirty years she has trained 2000 students to be baby sitters as part of the Cromwell Youth Services. She was appointed by Governor Rowland as Chairman of the Commission on Aging for the state of Connecticut. Sandy is a Justice of the Peace and frequently presides at marriage ceremonies.

Sandy has been involved with the science fair for 23 years serving many as President and Chair- man of the Scientific Review Committee. With Wynn she has been ISEF chaperone for over 13 years. They have two married sons, Marc and Michael. Marc lives in New Hartford with his wife Kimberly and daughter Lainey and Michael in Hingham Ma. with wife Laura. They are involved with the lake association at their summer home in Wilton Maine. Currently she works as a consultant for children day cares. Hobbies are antiquing, and boating in Maine.