Reception & Celebration in honor of Mark O’ Luck, the first minority and MBE Trustee in New York

NEW YORK - Jan. 27, 2015 - PRLog -- New York, NY--- Over 130 individuals including government officials, New York State M/WBEs, and corporate leaders attended a reception on Thursday August 5, 2010 at the Metropolitan Pavilion to honor and celebrate Spectrum’s CEO Mark O’ Luck, who is the first minority to serve as a Trustee on the New York Power Authority Board.

Mark O’ Luck, Chief Executive Officer

Mark O’ Luck is Chief Executive Officer of Spectrum Personal Communications Corporation (“Spectrum”) a diversified business consulting firm he founded in 1994 that provides consulting services to large construction companies, large construction projects, government agencies, and Fortune 500 companies. Prior to starting Spectrum, he was co-founder and President of SBMA, Inc., a small business consulting firm, and worked as a business consultant and senior management consultant in Corporate America.

In June 2009, Mr. O’ Luck was nominated by Governor David A. Paterson as a Trustee of the Power Authority of the State of New York, and was confirmed by New York State Senate to serve a two-year term beginning April 2010.  Mr. O' Luck is the first minority and MBE Trustee in NYPA's 79-year history to serve on its board. Some of the other boards and capacities in which he has served include: Chairman Emeritus & Past Chairman of the Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation; Vice Chairman, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce; Regent, Long Island College Hospital; Director, Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service; Director, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp. and several others.

Mr. O' Luck has served on the NYS Public Service Commission Consumer Advisory Council; Con Edison Business Advisory Board; Independence Community Bank Business Advisory Board, and the Kings County Overall Economic Development Planning Committee.

In 2007, he served on the Spitzer Paterson M/WBE Transition Team Working Group. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Award, the 2006 MBE Award of Excellence from the XIII Annual Competitive Edge Conference, the 2003 Brooklyn Economic Development Corp. Service Award, et al.

Mark O’ Luck is a beacon of hope for the MWBE businesses and works tirelessly on issues concerning theses MWBE businesses in the State in New York. He always put his money where his month is.

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