Nick Lugo
President & CEO
Nick Lugo is a well known community and business leader within the NYC Hispanic market. His career spans over 3 decades and he is credited with pioneering numerous events and community activities that have enhanced the lives of many Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics within New York City. Nick was born in New York and a graduate of Inter-American University of San German, PR.
In 1976 he founded La Voz Hispana newspaper which filled an information void for NY Puerto Ricans and other new Hispanic immigrants. This weekly newspaper today still keeps the community informed about both local and national news that affects their lives.
In 1982 Nick continued a long family tradition pioneered by his father Nick Lugo Sr. with his travel agency Cophresi Travel by opening Nick Lugo travel which rose during the 1990's to over 45 locations throughout the NY metropolitan area He created Expoferia in 1984 held at the NYS Armory on 67th St. and Park Ave. which brought both entertainment and consumer products to the Hispanic community at a very affordable price for over 16 years.
In 1985 he again saw a need in El Barrio for a cultural celebration and worked with Abrazo Fraternal and his marketing company Hispanic Marketing & Advertising Group developed a Nationally Renowned event called the 116th Street Festival which today spans over 21 blocks in the heart of El Barrio with 3 entertainment stages, hundreds of vendors, and corporate attractions and an attendance approaching one million Hispanics , this year's event occurred on June 9 to another record crowd.
In addition to his above accomplishments Nick held several prestigious board positions such as the President of the New Bronx Chamber of Commerce, Nick took on this challenge 4 years ago after the Bronx had gone without a chamber for 12 years and through his hard work brought the New Bronx Chamber of Commerce into a profitable and effective chamber that is helping to build back the Bronx. He went on in April 2006 to form the first NYC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce which in one short year has become the premier Hispanic Chamber of NY City. He also was a board member of Westchester Square Medical Hospital.
Current board positions include:
Vice Chairman of Ponce De Leon Bank
Board Member 100 Hispanic Men
President New York City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Past board and committee positions;
National Economic Development Association
Governor's Committee on the Transportation Bond Issue
Puerto Rican Dance Theatre
Columbian Presbyterian Hospital
Banco Popular
South Bronx Puerto Rican Development Corp
New York City Partnership
Puerto Rican Hispanic Law Enforcement
His past public service career position included:
National Executive Director of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
National Executive Director of Migration Division - Department of Labor overseeing 21 agencies across the US.
Commissioner of NYS Parks and Recreation
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