Cheryl Fajardo has been a proud member of the Greater New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce since 2007 and is now past president and co-chairman of the benevolence, membership, and grants committee and on the board of directors of the Nassau County Council of Chambers.
In addition, Cheryl is on the advisory council for the Academy of Finance Program at New Hyde Park Memorial High School.
She started her career working for Monroe Systems for Business, where she was taught to work hard and it would pay off.
Cheryl thrived at Monroe and, in her first year, was in the top 10 of her company out of 2000 sales representatives. She was also in the 100’s Club, which represented the best of the best in the company throughout the United States.
Cheryl is the senior vice president and a partner of Expanse Financial Technology in New Hyde Park. The company was founded in 2007 and currently employs over 60 people.
“The best part of my job is the people. I love working with our partners around the country,” Cheryl said the best advice she could give anyone is to stay in constant contact with their clients.
Cheryl has a strong commitment to the community and serves personally and professionally.
One of the best things Cheryl said was that she joined the Greater New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce.
She started as a member, then got involved and became president. By being part of the chamber, you get to know all the business owners and their employees in the community.
During her presidency (during COVID), she found out what the businesses in the community needed: COVID kits, masks, and gloves.
She worked with Frank Camarano, president of Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce to obtain all the required items and deliver them to all businesses. It was important for the businesses to make sure the workers and the community were safe.
Cheryl has been a resident of Nassau County for over 40 years and a New Hyde Park resident for over 35 years.
She is deeply committed to the financial services industry and has enabled its growth and productivity over the past 37 years. Cheryl was awarded the Industry Appreciation Award for her 25 years of tireless service and friendship.
Cheryl was also awarded Business Person of the Year for the Greater New Hyde Park Chamber 2015.
She loves her job and giving back to her community.
Cheryl is devoted to her family and her fur baby, Danielle.
What advice would you give to other business leaders?
If you believe in your product, it becomes easier to do your job.
