Carla Costa Perales (Sandine) currently serves as EVP and Chief Impact Officer at BECU since November 2025, and as an Affiliate Professor of Health Communication at the University of Washington, focusing on health issues and equity in communication. Prior experience includes Vice President of Marketing, Consumer Experience, Communications, and Community Health at Kaiser Permanente, where oversight included a $20M marketing portfolio and a $100M annual community health investment. Carla's background also encompasses roles as Chief of External Affairs at PATH, where leadership involved global communications and advocacy for a major public health NGO, and as founder and president of Highway Twenty, a strategic communications agency. Additional experience includes key positions at the International Rescue Committee and consulting in strategic communications and marketing.