About: Sandy Parker

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Sandra A. Parker is president and chief executive officer of the Rochester Business Alliance, a post she has held since 2005. At the Rochester Business Alliance, Sandy Parker has taken a strong community leadership role. She was instrumental in establishing the Rochester Business Alliance as the region's "Voice of Business." In 2006, she was awarded a key to the city by Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy for her leadership in the Fair Share Coalition, formed to seek parity in state aid for Rochester. That initiative grew into the highly successful Rochester Community Coalition, which brings together business, labor, local government, education, faith organizations and nonprofits to push for state investment in area projects that will create long-term jobs and boost the regional economy. Sandy Parker is also a leader in the Unshackle Upstate coalition, which she helped form in March 2006 to push for legislative reform needed to reinvigorate the regional economy. The coalition has since grown to more than 75 organizations representing more than 45,000 employers and more than a million workers. Parker has been credited with bringing long-overdue attention to the economic challenges facing Rochester and Upstate and for her leadership in the coalition's successful campaign for reform of the state's workers' compensation system. Sandy Parker also serves on a variety of boards, including Rochester Institute of Technology, Monroe Community College Foundation, Frontier Telephone, Center for Governmental Research, VisitRochester, Stone Construction and the YMCA. She is listed as one of Greater Rochester's Most Influential Women, and in 2002, she won the ATHENA Award given each year to a woman for her outstanding contributions to business and her community. She is a native of Rochester, and holds a bachelor of arts degree from the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio.

Posts by Sandy Parker:

• Time to Focus on Mandate Relief, Before It’s Too Late, 09 May 2012 in Chamber Perspective
• With NYS Budget in Place, Time for Regulatory Reform, 28 Mar 2012 in Chamber Perspective
• Let’s Get On Board with Tier VI Reform, 16 Feb 2012 in Chamber Perspective
• Pushing for Changes That Will Spur Job Creation, 30 Nov 2011 in Uncategorized
• A Chance to Celebrate Success, 26 Oct 2011 in Chamber Perspective& Uncategorized
• UU Partner Perspective: Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council, 22 Sep 2011 in Chamber Perspective& Uncategorized
• New Yorkers: If you want change, you’ve got to vote on Nov. 2, 21 Oct 2010 in Chamber Perspective& Uncategorized
• As Judgment Day Approaches, Get Informed on the Issues, 23 Sep 2010 in Chamber Perspective
• Coming Monday: Scorecards on all 212 NYS Legislators, 26 Aug 2010 in Chamber Perspective& Uncategorized
• Unions and the Great Pay Debate, 05 May 2010 in Chamber Perspective