DeAndrea Salvador

DeAndrea Salvador is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Renewable Energy Transition Initiative (RETI), a nonprofit that educates communities and leaders about energy conservation. She was a 2018 TED Fellow.

DeAndrea Salvador
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 39th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
Preceded byRob Bryan
Personal details
BornCharlotte, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte

Early life and education

Salvador is the fifth generation of her family to live in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1] She became concerned about energy poverty during her undergraduate studies.[2] She studied economics, with a minor in anthropology, at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.[3] She graduated in 2013.[4] She was part of the Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity: a co-educational fraternity which offered her networking opportunities in the energy sector.[3] She wanted to learn more about sustainability and energy, and completed a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certificate from the U.S. Green Building Council.[5]

Career

Salvador applied to SEED20, a North Carolina social venture partnership offering training, coaching and mentoring program for nonprofits.[6] In 2014 she founded Renewable Energy Transition Initiative (RETI), a nonprofit that educates low-income people about renewable energy.[2] Their mission is to sustainably decrease the amount of people's income that they spend on energy.[3] In North Carolina, many families spend more than 20% of their income on energy expenses.[7] In 2016 she was named as a Charlotte-Mecklenburg BLACK CHAMBER of Commerce (CMBCC) 30 Under 30.[8]

Salvador was announced as a TED Fellow in January 2018.[1] She was announced as the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Alumni of the Year in 2018.[3] SouthPark magazine announced her as a "Woman to Watch" in 2018.[9] RETI has run a series of educational activities with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Girl Scouts of the USA, churches, neighbourhood organisations and community centres.[1] She is on the Board of Advisors of Clean Air Carolina, a statewide initiative to improve air quality in North Carolina.[10]

References
  1. Toussaint, Katie (2018-01-24). "This 27-year-old will take the TED stage in April in Vancouver". CharlotteFive. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  2. Anzilotto, Eillie (2018-01-22). "This Activist Is Helping Low-Income People Lower Their Energy Bills". Fast Company. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  3. UNC Charlotte's Official YouTube Channel (2018-04-24), 2018 Outstanding Young Alumni Award Winner DeAndrea Salvador (’13), retrieved 2018-07-18
  4. "DeAndrea Salvador '13". 49eralumni.uncc.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  5. "#WCWinSTEM: DeAndrea Newman Salvador, B.S. – VanguardSTEM Conversations". VanguardSTEM Conversations. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  6. "Renewable Energy Transition Initiative (RETI)". SEED20 an Initiative of Social Venture Partners. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  7. Seitz, Meg (2017-08-31). "DeAndrea Salvador Makes Power Plays – to Decrease Energy Costs Sustainably". Hygge. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  8. Charlotte Mecklenburg BLACK CHAMBER of Commerce (2016-07-21), 2016 CMBCC 30 Under 30: Deandrea Salvador of RETI, retrieved 2018-07-18
  9. Boudin, Michelle (2018-05-11). "Meet 5 women changing the face of Charlotte". SouthPark. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  10. "Who We Are - Clean Air Carolina". Clean Air Carolina. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
North Carolina Senate
Preceded by
Rob Bryan		 Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 39th district
2021-Present		 Incumbent
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