Sandy Moy receives Distinguished Retiree Excellence in Community Service Award
Moy helps seniors and adults with disabilities through Northwest Neighbors Network, expanding the organization and building relationships along the way.
Photo courtesy Sandy Moy
Retirement for Sandy Moy was never about slowing down. But it took her a few years to find her way to community service for older adults, volunteer work that earned her the 2026 Distinguished Retiree Excellence in Community Service Award.
As chief operating officer for University of Washington Information Technology, Moy spent more than two decades in computing and communications.
After retiring in 2008, she learned about the Northwest Neighbors Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping seniors and adults with disabilities stay in their homes and communities.
“When I heard about the effort to start an Aging in Place Village [an organization that supports people in their current homes] in the area where I live, I thought it was a perfect match for me—being able to volunteer whenever I had some spare time, doing services that I would enjoy,” she says.
It quickly turned into a passion. Moy became a founding member and served as board president for two years. Drawing on her professional background in technology, she created the digital foundation for the network: its website, communication systems, scheduling tools and payment infrastructure.
It’s no wonder that Moy helped the organization grow from 20 people to more than 400 active members and volunteers.
Moy continues to volunteer, driving homebound seniors to medical appointments, helping with groceries and light housework, offering tech support and organizing social activities. She also visits those living in isolation.
The relationships she has built and the lives she has touched have given her a sense of fulfillment. With humor, she reflects, “I always knew I wanted to work with seniors. I just didn’t know that by the time I got around to doing it, I would be a senior myself.”