An enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, Sandra Rolshoven Claymore graduated from the University of North Dakota with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Work and Indian Studies. In 1981 she earned a Masters in Public Health, Public Policy and Health Administration. She also completed the National Training Laboratories Graduate Student Professional Development Program in Organizational Development.

Sandra has worked as a mortgage broker for many years. She has been developed and implemented new mortgage systems for the community with Southwestern Mortgage, Norwest Mortgage, Centinel Bank, and Sundance Mortgage Services; and she currently works with Peoples Bank. Sandra has a passion for improving healthcare. She is the Treasurer for the Holy Cross Hospital Foundation and a member of the Board of Directors for Holy Cross Hospital. She also serves as Vice President of the Taos Art Museum and is a former Board Director for the Community Against Violence. She helps to raise funds for many Taos charitable groups that call upon her services.

Sandra is an avid supporter of the western way of life. She is a horse woman, downhill skier, and world traveler. She lives in the mountains with her four dogs, one cat, and seven horses. Sandra is a spiritual leader in her traditional Lakota Sundance Ceremony and related sacred ceremonies of the Lakota. She has one daughter who attends Texas A & M University with a major in Business Finance and Accounting and a full athletic scholarship as a member of the A & M rodeo team.

Sandra believes in Holy Cross Hospital and is excited to be part of Holy Cross Hospital Foundation. She encourages you to find out more about the Foundation and to help us in our mission of improving the health of the residents of Taos County and surrounding areas.