Sandy Masuo is an editor, a writer, and an inveterate plant nerd and persistent citizen scientist. Gardening is her passion and succulents are an obsession. Sandy served as associate editor in the publications division of the Los Angeles Zoo. She also co-edits the Association for Zoological Horticulture (AZH) newsletter. From 2010 to 2014, she served on the SCHS Board, continues to manage the SCHS Facebook page, and intermittently contributes to the SCHS newsletter