Veteran LI Community Leader Joins Sands For Nassau Casino Push

UNIONDALE, NY — Las Vegas Sands has bolstered its executive team as they prepare for a potential hotel/casino in Nassau County.

Longtime Long Island-based community leader Tracey Edwards has been named senior vice president-New York corporate social responsibility officer.

In the role, Edwards will oversee and integrate all initiatives related to corporate social responsibility for the planned integrated resort in Uniondale.

"Tracey's knowledge of and commitment to corporate responsibility truly makes her an outstanding choice for this position. We know she will make a profoundly important contribution to our project in New York and beyond." Robert Goldstein, chairman and CEO of Sands, said.

Edwards currently serves as Long Island Regional Director of the NAACP and as a member of the NAACP National Board of Directors. She is a former Town of Huntington Councilwoman and former executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk. She most recently served as Commissioner of the New York State Public Service Commission, announcing her retirement late last week.

"I look forward to putting my experience in municipal government, public advocacy, and community engagement to use to ensure that the proposed Sands project delivers for Long Island," Edwards said.

To date, Sands’ community engagement efforts have included multiple procurement academies hosting over 1,000 Long Island small businesses with a focus on how local minority, women and veteran-owned enterprises can contract with the Sands.