Círculo de la Hispanidad's 39th Anniversary Spring Gala Journal

Growing Stronger Toge t her

Mr. Ángel Cepeda

Congratulations to the 201 9 Honorees

PRESIDENT Blue Mountain Consulting Group, Inc.

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A dvocacy is a way of life for Angel Cepeda. His company, Blue Mountain Consulting Group Inc., was started to serve the Native American community nationwide, to offer economic development services and other types of support. Most recently and closer to his home here on Long Island, he now focuses on advising Not-For-Profit organizations to improve their services and increase their reach. Also, Angel’s civic efforts include public service aimed at “improving the quality of life on Long Island.” Blue Mountain’s goal is to serve its clients, regarding job creation, green energy, financial training and economic development. Founded in 2010, Angel, who serves as company president, describes Blue Mountain’s mission as: “Striving to create and take advantage of economic dwwevelopment opportunities by specializing in numer- ous disciplines.” Among them: Financial search and procurement; human resources advisement and information technology consulting. Blue Mountain developed a highly recognized financial training program tailored to the way Native American ribes operate. This program has optimized tribal accounting processes and substantially reduced error rates. Angel has successfully assisted several regional NFP organizations and has aligned Blue Mountain with other companies that share a heart for helping NFPs thrive. Angel has expanded his experience in developing productive business relationships (“An essential skill to be successful in any endeavor,” he says) by applying it to his own community in Plainview-Old Bethpage (POB) as well as the Long Island region. He served as POB Board of Education Trustee, 2007-2013, Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association Executive Committee Member, 2011-2013, Executive Director of Action Long Island, a regional business advocacy organization, 2012-2013 and as a community activist and candidate for the Nassau County Legislature in 2015 and 2017. He presently sits on several Boards and Committees including but not limited to; Nassau County Office of Youth Services; Long Island Sustainable Business Council; Nassau County Heroin Task Force; Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at LIU Post; Voices for Truth & Humanity; Long Island Hispanos Unidos and the Town of Oyster Bay Diversity Committee. As an active member with the Long Island Hispanic and Plainview-Old Bethpage Chambers, Angel looks forward to trading smiles and handshakes at monthly meetings and events, where many of his relationships there have become personal ones. Although he did not win the legislator seat in 2017 he is open to running for elected office in the future, certain that his abundant community connections will “help me to be the best possible public servant possible in the years to come.” An avid golfer, Angel has resided in Plainview for 25 years with his wife, the former Marlene Garber. They have raised “two wonderful daughters,” Candice, a speech language pathologist, and Alexa, a SUNY Farmingdale graduate in business management.

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