Summer Sandoval

Summer Sandoval is a Visiting Assistant Professor and teaches the Urban Energy Management course in the Sustainable Environmental Systems program. Summer works at Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) where she supports local governments and communities navigate the maze of  funding opportunities to win grants and realize their projects to advance equitable climate action. Through USDN’s Federal Funding Programs, Summer works with federal, community and technical partners to improve federal and grant programs in order to produce better, equitable outcomes for communities.

Summer brings nearly a decade’s worth of experience in environmental and climate justice and clean energy policy experience. Summer has experience building alignment with diverse public, private and community stakeholders. She has held roles as the Energy Democracy Coordinator at UPROSE where she worked with diverse partners to pass and implement climate and energy policies such as New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, NYC’s Climate Mobilization Act, and the Federal government’s Justice40 Initiative. Summer has also served in roles with NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice as a Policy Advisor, Clean Energy and Equity, and as a Senior Advisor, Environmental Justice and Clean Energy. Summer holds Masters of Science in Sustainable Environmental Systems from the Pratt Institute and a Bachelor’s of Arts in Environmental Science from New York University.