Sandra Benton, RN, MSN, CCRN
Bangor Program Coordinator

Sandy is a “county girl,” born and raised in the Houlton area.  Her passion for math and science, and the strong, independent nurse role models in her family led her to Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) School of Nursing.

After graduating, she became a traveling nurse and completed her bachelors and masters degrees in nursing. At that time she and her husband returned to Maine to settle down, “watch the tomatoes grow” and raise a family. Sandy spent the next ten years as a clinical nurse specialist at EMMC.

In 1996, Sandy assisted with the development of a critical care transport team. She has been with the LifeFlight program since its inception, serving as the Program Coordinator/Base Manager for LifeFlight’s Bangor base.

She rarely has time to watch the tomatoes grow, and describes her two boys as “LifeFlight groupies.” When she is not a “hockey mom,” Sandy, her husband John, and the boys enjoy camping, fishing, snowshoeing, hockey, gardening and just being together as a family.