Raised in Glen Cove, Luis Vazquez attended LIU Post and graduated with a degree in criminal justice and a certificate in paralegal studies.
He subsequently received his New York real estate sales associate license and was employed by Coldwell Banker Real Estate in Locust Valley before joining the Nassau County government.
In 1990, Luis Vazquez served the Office of the Nassau County Executive as the executive director of the Coordinating Agency for Spanish Americans.
Luis was the acting chairman of the Nassau County Heritage Festival and a member of the Glen Cove Knights of Columbus, the Elks Club, the Nassau County Public Utility Agency, the Nassau County Hispanic Parade Committee, the WLIW Channel 21 Community Affairs Advisory Committee, the Molloy Multicultural Advisory Committee and Hofstra for Hempstead/Hempstead for Hofstra Committee.
He served as the Glen Cove Housing Authority commissioner, a member of the Glen Cove Board of Appeals, the Council for the Arts on the North Shore Inc., and a past mentor and arbitrator with the Glen Cove Dispute Resolution Center and the Verizon Consumer Advisory Panel.
Luis has dedicated numerous volunteer hours to coordinating relief efforts for victims of natural disasters in Central and South America, working with the American Red Cross and the Archdiocese of New York City.
He also helped spearhead relief efforts with the Long Island Blood Service to find possible matches for bone marrow transplants for recipients in need. Vazquez is also a former board member of Canine Companions for Independence Organization.
Luis has received many awards, including Leadership awards from the National Association of Puerto Rico/Hispanic Social Workers, a Distinguished Service Award from the Village of Hempstead, a Special Recognition Award from the Student Organization of Latinos, Community Service awards from the Latino Law Students Association at Hofstra University, a leadership award from the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and many other accolades.
Today, Luis serves as a member of the Northwell Health System Health Equity Task Force, which is committed to addressing current COVID-19 strategies for our minority communities, and the Northwell Health System Community Health Alliance, which was formed to expand the work to other health disparities across all service areas.
These two coalitions are now part of the Northwell Health Equity Task Force, of which Luis is an active member.
Luis is currently the president and CEO of the National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Health.
Partnering with the Greater New York Hospital Association, Northwell Health, and state and local government agencies, the mission of the NHCCH is to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and implementation of programs that eliminate health disparities through creating access to quality healthcare.
Luis is also the president of the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. His appointments include executive board member for the Long Island Association, where he serves as co-vice-chair of the LIA Small and Midsize Business Committee, and Central American Refugee Center, a nonprofit organization providing immigration legal services and advocacy to the immigrant community on Long Island.
