Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) is a national, nonprofit organization based in Newtown, Connecticut. The organization is led by several family members whose loved ones were killed in the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012 that claimed the lives of 20 first-graders and 6 educators.
Sandy Hook Promise is focused on preventing gun violence (and all violence) BEFORE it happens by educating and mobilizing parents, schools and communities on mental health and wellness programs that identify, intervene and help at-risk individuals.
SHP is a moderate, above-the-politics organization that supports sensible non-policy and policy solutions that protect children and prevent gun violence. Our intent is to honor all victims of gun violence by turning our tragedy into a moment of transformation.
A Baltimore native, Mandy Weinman graduated from The Bryn Mawr School, received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her Masters in Teaching from The Johns Hopkins University. An elementary school teacher in the Baltimore County Public School System until the birth of her first child, Mandy has also spent the last 17 years working for the Walt Disney Company. While with Disney, Mandy has worked in various capacities from Entertainment to Youth Markets to Human Resources. Still under the umbrella of Human Resources, Mandy is currently an Interview Partner with the Disney Campus Recruitment Team. In her spare time, Mandy volunteers as a Promise Leader for Sandy Hook Promise -- an organization working to protect children from gun violence. Mandy has 3 wonderful boys: Dillon (6), Benjamin (5) and Dennis (41).
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