Jean Joseph, the newly-elected president of the Brooklyn-based Caribbean-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), says she’s “thrilled” with the success of the chamber’s inaugural “Meet and Greet,” beneath her presidency, on Dec. 30.
Dominican-born Joseph, an authorized public accountant (CPA), who additionally heads the Brooklyn Canarsie Lions Membership, instructed Caribbean Life that the occasion, at CACCI headquarters, 2121 Caton Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn, “showcased the vibrancy and dedication of our group.
“The gathering highlighted our collective dedication to financial empowerment and group bonding, reflecting a legacy of visionary management,” mentioned Joseph, who, in September, was elected CACCI president, succeeding Dr. Roy Hastick, the Grenadian-born CACCI’s late founder and long-standing first president, who died on April 8, 2020.
“Trying forward, CACCI is ready to roll out modern initiatives that improve our members’ visibility and influence by way of superior know-how and efficient promoting,” she added. “We’re introducing tech-focused packages to maintain our group companies on the forefront of the market and creating complete coaching and workshops to sharpen enterprise expertise and develop networks.
“These efforts are designed to drive development and innovation amongst Caribbean-American enterprises,” Joseph continued.
In her introductory remarks on the ceremony – which comprised a broad cross-section of the Caribbean’s enterprise group in New York – Joseph mentioned she was vastly honored to “convey greetings to you at this very particular time of the yr.
“Not solely is it the vacation season, however (it’s) additionally the regeneration of the group service work of our nice group, Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Business, Inc.,” she mentioned. “It marks a pivotal second in our 39-year historical past, as we renew our focus and mission to help with small enterprise improvement in New York Metropolis.
“It was the imaginative and prescient of our founder, Dr. Roy A. Hastick Sr., that CACCI be an incubator that not solely helps small companies to remain alive but additionally present entry to development and improvement to people who have been already thriving,” Joseph added. “Over time, the group has been true to that mission, with quite a few success tales to our credit score.”
As a small enterprise proprietor herself, Joseph mentioned she is “conscious about the challenges it takes to maintain a enterprise afloat, significantly in immediately’s financial system.
“In each approach, the world round us has modified from what it was three a long time in the past in 1985, when CACCI was born,” she mentioned. “However one factor that has remained fixed is that small enterprise continues to be the spine of the US financial system.
“As solely the second president within the historical past of CACCI, I’m dedicated to marshalling all forces, in order that we put renewed energy in that spine,” Joseph pledged. “This meet-and-greet immediately is a chance for us to start creating the type of linkages that might be crucial for the furtherance of the work wanted to be executed on this sphere of endeavor.”
In utilizing one of many favourite expressions of the late Dr. Hastick, Joseph reminded the viewers that “networking works.”
“I want you all a vibrant, affluent and joyous new yr of making alternatives, constructing partnerships and dealing towards a greater future for all of us,” she mentioned.
A graduate of Tempo College in New York, the place she obtained a baccalaureate of science in accounting and later attained her standing as a CPA, Joseph is an skilled in tax planning, property, belief and present tax.
She served as a supervisor for a number of blue-chip tax corporations that oversaw the preparation and evaluation of economic statements for corporations of varied complexities. She specializes within the audit and taxation of not-for revenue organizations.
Joseph mentioned she has labored for American Categorical & Enterprise Companies; served as a supervisor within the Tax Division at Goldstein, Golub, & Kessler; and labored as a CPA for Anchin, Block and Anchin, in addition to for Lionel Lewis.
She is the only proprietor of Joseph Tax and Consulting Companies LLC and the CEO of Joseph Tax and Consulting Companies 1, Inc. – each in Brooklyn – excelling in servicing an array of shoppers, together with people, companies and not-for-profit organizations.
Her company obtained the Minority- and Ladies-owned Enterprise Enterprise Award from New York State Division of Financial Improvement.
In 2007, Joseph was inducted by CACCI as a enterprise visionary and member, and served as an govt member on the board of the New York State Society of Licensed Public Accountants for the Queens/Brooklyn Chapter.
She can be the previous president of Queens/Brooklyn Chapter of the New York State Society of Licensed Public Accountants, in addition to ambassador-at-large for 2 years.
Joseph sits on the Basis for Accounting Training (FAE) Committee and The Relationship with the Inside Income Service Committee of New York State Society of Licensed Public Accountants.
A previous president of the Brooklyn-based West Indian Day Carnival Affiliation, Inc., Joseph at the moment serves as treasurer of the Kings County Democratic Committee, and chairperson and 4th vice chairman of the Brooklyn-based Thomas Jefferson Democratic Membership.
Jerry Ok. Adinkra, co-founder and chairperson of the Brooklyn-based African Heritage Affairs Committee, instructed Caribbean Life that he was “thrilled” to attend CACCI’s “Meet and Greet.”
“The vitality was electrical, and the networking alternatives have been invaluable,” he mentioned. “Surrounded by superb professionals and entrepreneurs, I’m full of optimism for the longer term.
“This new period, marked by the chamber’s new location, presents a contemporary likelihood for us to help one another’s companies and initiatives to attach the Caribbean, America and Africa by way of significant partnerships, (and) foster financial development, cultural change and collaboration to interrupt obstacles and unleash our collective potential,” Adinkra added.
Amongst different attendees have been Norine Medas; Joan and Hassian Bakirridin; Lincoln and Melanie Casimir; Karen Chambers; Gabriel Rosario; Kamla Millwood; Christopher Leon Johnson; Dr. Monica Sanchez; and New York Metropolis Council Member Rita Joseph, the Haitian-born consultant for the 40th Council District in Brooklyn; in addition to a plethora of small enterprise entrepreneurs within the metropolis.
In addition to Jean Joseph, CACCI Board Members comprise: Michele Rannie, Esq.; Bishop Cecil Riley; Balfour Peart; Rolanda Telesford Hastick; and Dr. Ken Irish-Bramble.
