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“DR. ROY HASTICK, BROOKLYN, NY” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E634-E635 on May 11, 2018.
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DR. ROY HASTICK, BROOKLYN, NY
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HON. YVETTE D. CLARKE
of new york
in the house of representatives
Friday, May 11, 2018
Ms. CLARKE of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. Roy Hastick, the President and Founder of the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce (CACCI) in celebration of his 68th birthday.
Born in Grenada, West Indies, Hastick migrated to the United States in 1972 and worked for several years as a social services administrator, community advocate, entrepreneur and newspaper publisher. In 1985, Dr. Roy A. Hastick, Sr. founded the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (CACCI) with 10 members. Under his leadership, the organization has become a well-
recognized business entity with a membership of over 1,700 in the tri-
state area and in the Caribbean. Over the years, CACCI has sustained and developed its mission which is to promote economic development on behalf of Caribbean American, African American, women and other minority entrepreneurs. As President and CEO of CACCI, Hastick has been credited for his tireless efforts to put in place a structure that serves the small business community and fosters a climate of unity and harmony among diverse cultures. Hastick has convened over 800 business development seminars that bring together the CACCI membership with other entrepreneurs and the wider business community to network and access business resources, to make contacts and to explore contracts.
As an ardent supporter of Two-Way trade between the United States and the Caribbean region, Hastick, an elected delegate to the 1995 White House Conference on Small Business, campaigned to get Two-Way trade with the Caribbean region into the final recommendations that were submitted to the United States Congress. Through his tireless efforts and visionary leadership, CACCI has undertaken and accomplished several challenging initiatives including: providing weekly business clinics, business services for micro enterprises, start-ups and emerging minority and women business enterprises in areas of access to financing, certification preparation and promoting trade and investment opportunities in the Caribbean region. CACCI's most recent small business programs are: MWBE and Financial Literacy seminars. In collaboration with the CACCI membership and the wider community, CACCI provides rapid emergency responses to hurricane disasters in the Caribbean region including st. Kitts Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Haiti and Grenada. Hastick has led several trade missions to the Caribbean region, and hosted numerous Caribbean Heads of State on their visits to New York. Under his leadership the organization organizes and sponsors an Annual National Caribbean American Heritage Month Conference.
Under his leadership, CACCI has managed the city-owned Brooklyn-based micro enterprise incubator, a 9,000-sq. ft. Flatbush Caton Vendors Market, for 16 years which houses 40 vendors who sell a variety of African and Caribbean artifacts and a small business service center. Through Hastick's collaborative efforts, patience and persistence, his long-term goal of creating a Caribbean American Trade Center will soon come to fruition. With the recent announcement by NYC Economic Development Corporation that a MlWBE developer had been selected to create a mixed-use project, which in addition to the Caribbean American Trade Center, will have 250 units of affordable housing, an upscale Flatbush Caton Vendors Market and a cultural center. For several years Hastick has served on numerous economic development boards including Governor's Transition Teams, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation, JP Morgan Chase CAB Board, and New York City and Company, Inc. He has also served as a delegate to the United Nations for Grenada and has received numerous awards including: National Small Business Advocate of the Year by the United States Department of Commerce; was honored at the White House at New York Day in Washington, DC. He was also the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from City University of New York (CUNY). More recently, Hastick received the Goodwill Ambassador Award from the Jewish community for ``his impressive record of achievements, promoting economic development, and for working diligently to cultivate understanding and mutual respect.'' Most recent awards were the NYS Attorney General's (2008) African American Achievers Award for exemplary small business leadership; NYC
``American Dreamer Award for service to New York City during Immigrant's Recognition during Immigrants Monthly in New York City and the Caribbean Diaspora Leadership Award presented by Caribbean Tourism Organization. Hastick was recently appointed by Brooklyn Borough President, Eric L. Adams as a Brooklyn Ambassador. Hastick currently lives in East Flatbush with his wife, and has 4 children and 8 grandchildren.
As a fellow Caribbean Brooklynite, I am beaming with pride as we honor the generous service of Dr. Roy Hastick in commemorating his 68th birthday. New York's Caribbean community has forever changed through his decades of dedicated service. On behalf of New York's 9th Congressional District, I am grateful for our hard-working and impactful community leader, Dr. Roy Hastick.
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