Phil Andrews is the current president of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce Inc., New York State’s largest African American Chamber.
The chamber of commerce has grown to over 400 members during his presidency. The chamber is known for many signature events, such as the first Regional Chamber Leadership Development Conference, the snnual Black History Month program, the Ladies of LIAACC Women Who Shine Awards, the Annual Who’s Who One Night Only Benefit Gala, and its two-day Small Business Bootcamp.
He is the founding president of 100 Black Men of Eastern New York, Inc. His efforts in the area of mentoring have led to increased academic achievement and a young adult being admitted into West Point Military Academy.
The 100 Black Men of Eastern New York Inc. was formed to address the current issues of our day in our community and to build upon the illustrious foundation of the men who paved the way for a more just and equitable society.
The 100 Black Men of Eastern New York Inc. serves Eastern New York. Eastern New York is comprised of the counties of Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, Queens, Richmond, and Suffolk and concurrently with the Southern District, the waters within the counties of Bronx and New York.
The 100 advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of society. Our focus is to bring together a variety of men from diverse backgrounds who are committed to the community and have exemplified excellence in their perspective spheres of influence.
As president-emeritus of the Black Public Relations Society-New York Inc., Phil is keenly aware of public relations’ impact and has used it to empower the community.
Phil has received many proclamations from notable political officials, including offices from the New York State Assembly, Nassau and Suffolk county executives, Long Island mayors, senators, New York City elected officials, and a variety of other elected offices.
Phil’s work has been featured in multi-platform publications including Long Island Business News, Black Star News, The New York Beacon, Amsterdam News, Minority Business Review, The Network Journal, Amsterdam News, New York Trend Newspaper, Our World Media, WABC Here & Now, TD Ameritrade Network, International Grapevine TV Show, Newsday cover story titled “Lifting A Generation, Positive Community Magazine, Cision Global Interview “Behind the Headlines, Huffington Post, WLIW TV 21, and NBC’s Positively Black.
He’s also featured in “15 Years of Minority Business Development” a book published by Robert Adams.
Phil is listed in Who’s Who in Black America and the International Who’s Who. He has been named to City and State Magazine’s Top Power List on Long Island on five separate occasions.
In 2019, LIAACC established an endowment at Nassau Community College to support older women returning to school. In 2019, the New York District Office of the United States Small Business Administration named Phil the 2019 Small Business Champion for 14 counties in Downstate, New York, which include New York City, Long Island, and the Downstate counties of Duchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester.
In 2021 Phil was named to Long Island Business News 2021 Power List of Long Islanders. During the COVID-19 Pandemic his efforts and advocacy led to small business owners throughout the region and nation successfully securing PPP Loans and EIDL Funds.
Phil is the founding president of the newly formed African American Small Business Foundation Inc. The foundation will work to increase the capacity of small minority-owned and women-owned businesses and bring additional programs and resources to the region.
He currently serves on the Interfaith Nutrition Network’s board of directors and was recently appointed to the Long Island Association’s board of directors.
