Sandra Wilkin, Founder and CEO of Bradford Construction, the trailblazing construction firm she founded in 1989. It has grown into one of the leading women-owned enterprises (WBEs) in New York’s building industry. Crain’s New York Business called her a “hard hat with style”; Forbes magazine has lauded her as a “game-changer”; City & State Magazine recognized her as one of the “Power 100 Women.” Sandra Wilkin serves as a Trustee of The City University of New York (CUNY). She is the Vice Chair for Facilities Planning and Management and Vice Chair for Student Affairs, and Special Programs, committees. Sandra co-founded the Women Builders Council, an organization to raise awareness and to advocate for legislative change for women businesses in the building industry. Sandra is also a member of NYS MWBE Advisory Council, NYC MWBE Advisory Council, and the School Construction Authority Diversity Board. A passionate advocate for minority and woman-owned business enterprises (MWBEs), she has spent more than two decades providing award-winning oversight for mentorship programs and capacity building.