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Debert Cook, Publisher of the African American Golfer’s Digest & President of Event Planners Plus! located in New York City.
Ms. Cook launched the African American Golfer’s Digest as a nationally distributed publication in March 2003 focusing on news, tips and activities in the ‘soulful’ world of golf. The only print publication of its kind in the U.S., the magazine is subscription based with controlled circulation of over 80,000 readers each quarter and added distribution to over 250 African American-focused golf events around the country. As the nation’s leading publication for avid golfers, the magazine has been profiled in Black Enterprise, Ebony, The Network Journal, Crain’s New York business, The New York Amsterdam News and others.
As president of Event Planners Plus! which she founded in 1998, Ms. Cook handles operations at the company which specializes in corporate and small business meeting management services. She holds a CMP certification in meeting planning from the Convention Industry Council. Some of the Event Planners Plus! clients have included The National African-American Insurance Assoc., The State of the Black World Conference, Black Expo New York, The Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Foundation and WBLS radio to name a few.
Ms. Cook is a native of West
Virginia and grew up in Ohio prior to relocation to New York in 1988. She holds
various degrees including a Master of Arts degree in Liberal Studies/History
from the City University of New York and has served as an adjunct professor
teaching courses in African American music & art history at the South Bronx
campus of The College of New Rochelle in Bronx, New
York.
Prior to opening her own firm, Ms. Cook held positions in media with
numerous companies including BusinessWeek Magazine
and the Avrette, Free
& Ginsberg advertising agency.
She has professional memberships with numerous organizations including the NY/NJ Minority Purchasing Council and the Black Americans in Publishing. She’s a resident of Staten Island, NY and enjoys GOLF, tennis and adventure travel. In November 2003, the African American Chamber of Commerce of Westchester and Rockland Counties honored Ms. Cook as business Leader of the year and she recently received the Pioneer Award from the Inner City Youth Golfer’s Assoc. of West Palm Beach, Florida.
To learn more about African American Golfer’s Digest and to subscribe to this QUALITY publication, visit the website: www.AfricanAmericanGolfersDigest.com
