Sandrine first became passionate about biology and genetics in college, although from an early age she had always felt a strong need to be immersed in nature. Born in Switzerland, she was lucky to spend long vacations by the Mediterranean Sea, savouring the elements and admiring the marine fauna as she tried to follow her father, a free-diver. Later she travelled less often, so the Swiss mountains and Lake Geneva, one of the largest lakes in Western Europe, fed her need for nature.
A biologist by training, Sandrine taught science to teenagers before joining a biotech company where she acquired strong project management skills. After seven years, an opportunity arose that enabled her to set up her own business and open a sailing and nautical sports store on the shore of Lake Geneva. It was this adventure that reminded her how much she wanted to take care of the many aquatic ecosystems and their wildlife that is degraded by human activity. She is passionate about living creatures in all their forms.