Sandra is the President & CEO of Slipstream, leading the organization on its mission to
accelerate climate solutions for everyone. She brings decades of experience working within
utilities, nonprofits, and government offices to unite diverse stakeholders across the industry
and advance a more equitable and just clean-energy future.
Previously, she was Senior Director of Energy and Sustainability at Elevate, where she led the
implementation of clean energy initiatives. As the first Black woman to serve as Chief
Sustainability Officer for the City of Chicago, Sandra led the charge to advance the city towards
100% clean energy by signing onto Sierra Club’s Ready for 100 campaign, committing Chicago
to electrify its bus fleet by 2040 and to a community-wide transition to 100% renewable energy
by 2035. She guided the effort to build ground-mounted solar systems on city-owned
underutilized land and steered Chicago to a win in the Bloomberg Philanthropies American
Cities Climate Challenge.
Sandra is deeply committed to advancing energy efficiency in buildings as evidenced by her
leadership in directing Accelerate Performance, a national initiative that brings performancebased procurement to scale for commercial new construction. Sandra also understands the
importance of creating space to have crucial conversations and led the development of a Net
Zero summit for private developers in Chicago that now serves as a platform for convening
meaningful market transformation conversations with key stakeholders.