Sandy Verschoor

Sandra Maaike Jayne Verschoor is an Australian businesswoman who was the Lord Mayor of Adelaide in South Australia from 12 November 2018 until November 2022. Prior to this, she was Deputy Lord Mayor and a general manager at the City of Adelaide. She is now the chair of both the Art Gallery of South Australia and the South Australian Heritage Council.

Early life and education Verschoor is the second daughter of Dutch immigrants to Australia and grew up in Elizabeth. She is of Dutch, French, Portuguese, and Ceylonese descent.

She has a Master of Arts, an MBA and a PhD in Business Administration from Kennedy Western University.

Career Verschoor worked in broadcasting and marketing in the early 1990s, and became marketing manager of the Adelaide Festival of the Arts in 1995 and Marketing & Development Director 1996-1999.

She took up the role of executive producer of the Windmill Theatre in 2015 and CEO of the Adelaide Festival in 2016.

After Martin Haese decided not to run in the 2018 election, he endorsed Verschoor. Verschoor was elected Lord Mayor in November 2018, defeating lawyer Mark Hamilton and bookshop owner Kate Treloar.

Recognition and awards In 2022, Verschoor was nominated as OCPSE Leader of the Year in the Woman of the Year Awards (SkyCity Adelaide, The Advertiser, and Sunday Mail)

Personal life Verschoor is married and has two daughters and a son.