Sandy Frost

Sandy Frost is an award-winning investigative journalist, author, and content creator with over 50 years of experience in journalism and 14 years as a published author. She has dedicated her career to impactful storytelling, uncovering critical truths, and producing well-researched, well documented, accessible content that resonates with a wide audience. Sandy’s work emphasizes journalistic integrity, great headline writing, exposing nonprofit and corporate malfeasance, and fostering informed public discourse. She is known for her exceptional research, fantastjic headline writing and interviewing skills, which have been recognized with multiple industry awards and honors, including being featured on the cover of Marquis Who’s Who INSIGHT Magazine. Throughout her career, Sandy has founded and led Frost Files LLC and NewsHooks 2 NewsBooks (N2N), platforms that provide authors with opportunities to share their stories while contributing to charitable causes. She specializes in investigative reporting, nonfiction storytelling, and both eBook and hard copy publishing, with a focus on exposing complex issues ranging from nonprofit corruption to historical investigations of secretive organizations involved with child sex tourism, human trafficking and using data from a failed burn study closed by the FDA. Her work bridges the gap between rigorous "old fashioned" investigative journalism and accessible, narrative-driven content, earning her the trust and respect of peers and readers alike. Beyond her professional achievements, Sandy is committed to mentoring the next generation of writers and journalists with an empasis on Grok xAI and engaging in philanthropic initiatives. She is a Navy veteran who completed Advanced Electronics school at NTC Waukegan, Illinois and was stationed at COMOCEANSYSLANT Norfolk, Virginia where she maintained and repaired about 40 pieces of gear used at the anti-submarine warfare HQ. She is an original shareholder of Ahtna, Inc., an Alaska Native Corporation. Sandy combines her global perspective with a deep understanding of human narratives, ensuring her well-docvumented work not only informs but inspires critical thinking and meaningful action.

• Marquis Who’s Who – Honored Listee

• Yakima Valley College – Communications

• Awards, accomplishments, and honors • Marquis Who's Who (2024): featured cover story in Insight magazine, honored in Who's Who in America for a 50-year journalism career • Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ): five-time award winner, including third place in investigative journalism (2015) and second place for online enterprise reporting (2008) • Professional leadership: Board of Directors, Western Washington Pro Chapter (2007–present); organizer and presenter of diversity programs, and national conferences • Journalism history: First junior named editor-in-chief of Roosevelt News (1971); editor-in-chief of The Galaxy at Yakima Valley College (1976–77), winning multiple SPJ Region Ten awards • National recognition: speaker at the University of Washington Journalism Day, presenter at SPJ national events, and featured in Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. for pioneering online investigations • Academic distinction: Dean's List, President's List, and Student of the Year, Yakima Valley College (1975–77)

• Society of Professional Journalists

• Navy Relief Society