Orlando, Florida.- The Dominican Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida (DCCCF) was officially established to help the growing Dominican business owners and the Dominican and Hispanic community of the region.

“We as Dominicans took an important step today. This Chamber is a non-profit, non-political membership organization promoting the trade and business interests of its members and the economic, commercial, and financial growth and social well being of Dominican and Hispanic community of Central Florida” said Mr. Luis P. Puesan, president and founder of the DCCCF, during the ceremony. “Another of our main goals is to influence public policy on business issues and initiatives that impact Hispanics and other ethnic groups’ businesses and the community of Central Florida; and to promote commercial exchange between the Dominican Republic and the State of Florida.”

During the ceremony the Board of Directors signed the Article of Incorporation and Bylaws that established this chamber of commerce. Additionally, the Board also selected May 16 as the official date to launch the Chamber’s first event as an introduction to the general public. The time and place for this event will be determined later.

Mr. Emilio Perez, president of the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida, and Lydia Dore, representing Conexion Empresarial of the Centro Cristiano Restauración were present at the ceremony. Mr. Perez is also advisor of the DCCCF Board of Directors. At the event, Mr. Puesan and Mr. Perez agreed to reach a mutual cooperation between both chambers of commerce to strengthen the Dominican - Puerto Rican business and cultural relations in Central Florida.

The members of the Board of Directors:

· Luis P. Puesan, President.

· Nelson Matthew, Vice President

·  Radámes Vargas, Treasurer

·  Celeste Mejía, Executive Director

·  Robert Keim, Director of Marketing

·  Fatima Puesan, Director of Events

The DCCCF is now accepting membership requests and contributions from businesses and organizations of the United States and the Dominican Republic; for more information please visit http://www.dcccf.org.

If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with the members of the Board of Directors, please contact Celeste Mejia at 407-592-3261 or e-mail us at info@dcccf.org.