Sandra Escalante is President and CEO of Laner Electric Supply, which is a wholesale supplier of electrical and lighting construction products to contractor, developer, industrial, institutional, transportation, governmental and residential markets. Established in 1984, the company is staffed by 16 full-time employees and operates from a 16,000 sq. ft. facility in Richmond, CA and a 2,000 sq. ft. facility on Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA.

 

Sandra is a Founder of BuildIT and serves as the organization’s Board Secretary.  Over the past fifteen years she has served on small business advocacy boards for the California Department of General Services, Caltrans, The UC Office of the President, and the Bay Area Rapid Transit SBE/DBE Council.  As an advocate for workforce development, she has served on the Richard Workforce Investment Board.

 

In 2024 Sandra was the recipient of BuildIT’s President’s Award of Achievement for her remarkable talents in generating economic impacts for all communities.

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