Sandra Dethier emigrated from Belgium to Canada at a young age.
She joined the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve at the age of 17. Over a 29-year career, she was a sailor, an officer, and commander of a minor war vessel. In 2004, she became the first female Commanding Officer of the local Naval Reserves Division.
She studied Neuroscience at McGill University and obtained a master’s degree in the same field.
In 1996, she joined CAE in Marine Controls and held positions in project management, program management, and customer service. Sandra joined Hewitt in 2005 as Manager of Operations, Project Management and Engineering. In 2018, she was promoted to her present role as Vice-President, Power Systems, Eastern Canada following the acquisition of Hewitt by Toromont Industries Ltd.
Sandra is married to Peder Korgaard and, together, they have five children.