Sandy Rosenthal's debut book, "Words Whispered in Water," is about how she - against all odds - changed the national narrative about the flooding disaster in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. When Rosenthal is not advocating for safe levees, she plays tennis, practices yoga and dances to cajun music. Rosenthal is founding member of the Laurel Eagles, a mentoring program and the Divine Revelers of Terpsichore, a Mardi Gras parading group. She has three adult children and one granddaughter. She also has two small dogs named Twinkie and Cupcake.