Ms. Sands joined Loudon Investment Management in 2005. She is a partner of the firm and shares responsibility for portfolio management and research.

Ms. Sands began her career as a research analyst at Southridge Capital Management, LLC, a small hedge fund in Ridgefield, CT. At Southridge, Ms. Sands provided analytical due diligence for small-cap and private companies in need of capital, including cash flow projections, budgets, and valuations. In 2002, Ms. Sands joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston as a data analyst. At the Fed, Ms. Sands handled filings for financial institutions related to bank reserve requirements, mortgages, and international currencies.

Ms. Sands earned a B.A. magna cum laude in Economics from Dartmouth College in 1999, as well as an M.B.A. and an M.S. in Information Systems from Boston University in 2005, both with high honors. Additionally, she has earned her Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the Boston Society of Security Analysts.