TAMARAC – The Greater Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (GCACC) will be celebrating its 12 years of service to the business community, with an Anniversary Banquet and Installation of Officers Ceremony, on Friday February 16 at 7:00pm.
The Banquet will be held at the Daimante Banquet Center, 6501 W. Commercial Boulevard, in Tamarac.
Broward County Mayor, Josephus Eggelletion, Jr., has been invited to perform the installation of the new Officers, which includes, President-elect Albert Lettman (resident of Sunrise), a member of 4 years who has served in the capacity of Parliamentarian.
Mr. Lettman is currently the President of Island Arts & Custom Framing (Sunrise) & Project Manager 11 for the Dade County Public Schools (Miami), and is the Immediate Past President of Cornwall College (Jamaica) Alumni Association of Florida.
Also on the panel of Executive Officers is Vice President-elect Andrew Azebeokhai (resident of Plantation), who is Senior Vice President of Community Redevelopment Associates of Florida, Inc. in Pembroke Pines; Treasurer-elect Lascelles Patterson (resident of Weston), Broker Associate for Remax Partners in Weston; Assistant Treasurer-elect Carlton Golding (resident of Plantation), Relationship Banker for BankUnited in Lauderdale Lakes; Secretary-elect Linda Creary (resident of Hallandale), Stock Broker for Spencer Winston Securities in Aventura; Parliamentarian Nicholas Baugh (resident of Florida City), Account Executive for FDN Communications in Miami; Legal Counsel is Pamela Gordon (resident of Pembroke Pines), Partner for the Law Access Group, P.A., in Miami.
Other members of the elite Board of Directors team are the Immediate Past President Tanya N. Ragbeer (resident of Southwest Ranches), Vice President and Senior Financial Center Manager of BankUnited in Lauderdale Lakes; Lynore Clarke (resident of Lauderhill), President of Caribbean Vibes, Inc. in Oakland Park; Commissioner Hazelle Rogers (resident of Lauderdale Lakes), Marketing Director/Mortgage Broker/Realtor of Attorney’s Realty Title in Weston; Maxine Tulloch (resident of Tamarac), CEO of APM Consultants, Inc. in Plantation; Clinton Taylor (resident of Miramar), Vice President and Relationship Manager/Business Banking for Wachovia Bank in Boca Raton; Dr. Janice J. Stone (resident of Plantation), Chiropractor of New Life Family Chiropractic in Plantation; Gary Harris (resident of Pembroke Pines), Managing Director of Trilogy Productions Ltd. in Pembroke Pines; Brett Weintraub, Owner of Pearle Vision in Lauderdale Lakes; Denise Reid (resident of Plantation), Palm Beach Distribution Manager for Sun-Sentinel’s Deerfield Beach Distribution Center & VP Sales and Marketing for Nature’s Delight Ice Cream in Davie.
Advisory Board Members include Vice Mayor Dale V.C. Holness of the City of Lauderhill, ERA All Broward Realty in Plantation; former President Glenn Joseph, Vice President/Director of Munro & Associates in Miami Gardens and Executive Director of the Institute of Caribbean Studies in Washington, D.C.; former President, Radio and TV personality Michael Aitcheson (“Mike A the Cool One”), President & CEO of M. A. Aitcheson and Associates in Plantation and Island Beat Marketing Inc.; Babacar M’Bow, International Programs Coordinator for the Broward County Libraries Division; and Dr. J. Arenas-Chico of the North Broward Hospital District.
Honorary Board Members include the CARICOM Consular Corps of Miami, Hon. Ricardo Allicock, Chair; Former President and Founder of the GCACC Eric Hammond, President & CEO Hammond and Associates in Plantation.
Mr. Vincent HoSang, President and CEO of Caribbean Food Delights Inc., a division of Royal Caribbean Bakery (New York) is the Special Guest Speaker and Honoree for the evening. HoSang is a rags-to-riches entrepreneur who after emigrating to the US from Jamaica, started out with a humble beginning earning $49 a week assembling briefcases in a factory in the Bronx, New York.
Today, HoSang owns and operates 2 factories, a 73,000 sq ft patty plant, and a 20,000 sq ft baked goods plant, and boasts phenomenal sales in 2003 of $25 million with a plan to move that to $100 million within 5 years.
Special invitees include Caribbean American Elected Officials and other Elected Officials and Community Leaders. The Chamber will also be honoring two local Caribbean businesses for their outstanding service and commitment to the community. Music will be provided by Trilogy Productions Ltd., and tickets are now on sale for $55.00 per person.
