Professional summary
George A. Zeppenfeldt-Cestero.
With over 30 years experience in marketing, public affairs, strategic partnerships and community/government relations, Mr. Zeppenfeldt is a national diversity leader within the health care and small business community. In 1995, Hispanic Business magazine selected him as one of their “100 Influential Leaders.” Mr. Zeppenfeldt has served on numerous boards of directors where his role has focused on marketing, fundraising, leadership development and strategic partnerships. In 1998, he founded the Association of Hispanic Healthcare Executives and in 2001, he was elected to the national board of the Institute for Diversity in Health Management, a division of the American Hospital Association, on which he served Read more
George A. Zeppenfeldt-Cestero.
With over 30 years experience in marketing, public affairs, strategic partnerships and community/government relations, Mr. Zeppenfeldt is a national diversity leader within the health care and small business community. In 1995, Hispanic Business magazine selected him as one of their “100 Influential Leaders.” Mr. Zeppenfeldt has served on numerous boards of directors where his role has focused on marketing, fundraising, leadership development and strategic partnerships. In 1998, he founded the Association of Hispanic Healthcare Executives and in 2001, he was elected to the national board of the Institute for Diversity in Health Management, a division of the American Hospital Association, on which he served until 2006. In 2008, he formed the Roundtable of Professional Hispanic Health Associations, which he chairs, and represents physicians, nurses, dentists, health administrators, mental health providers and medical students. He was a member of the Greater New York Hospital Association Task Force on Diversity in Health Care Leadership. Notably, his professional career has included President of MarketCare, Inc., an MWBE small business consulting firm, positions as Director of Community/Government Relations at Montefiore Medical Center and Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations for St. Clare’s Hospital and Medical Center in New York. In 2004, he founded the National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Health.
Mr. Zeppenfeldt received his undergraduate degree from Seton Hall University, and graduate training in health administration at Long Island University. In 1998, he completed a certificate program in community relations from Carroll School of Management at Boston College and later in 1999, was awarded a Kellogg/Robert Wood Johnson Minority Fellowship in Washington, D.C. Latina Style magazine featured him in “”His View: The ACA and the Impact on the Latino Community.” In 1992, Mr. Zeppenfeldt was appointed to Manhattan Community Board 7/Manhattan where he has held a variety of senior leadership roles and currently, is Co-Chair of the Business and Consumer Issues Committee, Steering Committee and the Business2Business adviser to the Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.
He is the recipient of the 2006 Healthcare Leadership Award from the National Hispanic Medical Association and the Somos El Futuro Conference Hispanic Chamber Procurement Advocacy Award. In 2011, he was the honoree at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s annual gala. In 2012, the National Association of Hispanic Nurses-NY Chapter awarded him the Community Advocate Award. In 2014, at the 2nd Annual LGBT Health Conference, he served on the panel, “Promoting Inclusion of Diverse Voices in LGBT Health.” In April of 2015, he addressed diversity as a panel member with the President of the NYC Health and Hospital Corporation and VP/HR at NY Presbyterian Hospital at the quarterly meeting of Healthcare Leaders of NY.
