Francisco Cortes is the Chairman & CEO & of the global multicultural communications firm TheSetroc Group which is headquartered here in NJ. He is a proud U.S Army veteran, having served at the elite National Training Center in Ft. Irwin California and the U.S National Guard. Mr. Francisco Cortes currently serves as the President of the NJ State Veterans Chamber of Commerce and was appointed by Governor Murphy to the Restart and Recovery council to assist with New Jersey’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and recently to the newly created Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy Council.
The Setroc Group, Inc. (http://www.setrocgroup.com) is an Award-winning federally certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Nationally certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) firm that offers more than 20 years of digital and broadcast experience working for companies such as the Associated Press, ABC News, CNN Español and News Corporation.
#TeamSetroc is compromised of talented storytellers who specialize in Marketing, Advertising,Public Relations, Video Production, and Multi-Cultural communications. Since launch in 2017.Setroc Group has seen rapid success, becoming the first Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to be awarded a multi-year marketing, advertising contract with the State of They have also been awarded several federal contracts with the U.S Veterans Affairs, U.S Army and currently serve as the agency of record for RWJ Barnabas Health’s social impact campaign in Puerto Rico.
Francisco takes great pride in giving back, spending most of his free time participating in races and marathons to raise money for veterans causes, even climbing up the stairs of the Freedom Tower. Francisco also serves on the Community and Economic Development for the City of Paterson, NJ.
Awards/ Accolades:
2019/2020 – ROI NJ Most Influential People of Color
2019 – Service Disabled Veteran Business of the Year
2019 – Armed Forces Veteran of the Year
2020 – Small Business of the Year NJIT PTAC
2021- Veteran Mentor of the Year
2021 – Univision Angel Award
2021 – ROI NJ: Public Relations Experts
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Community Appointments
- President & Co-Founder NJ State Veterans Chamber of Commerce
- NJ Institute of Technology Hispanic Leadership Council
- Advisory board – Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- COVID-19 Restart & Recovery Council – Governor Murphy Appointment
- NJ State Theatre Latino Committee
- Climate Action Green Jobs Council – Governor Murphy Appointment
- Community and Economic Development Team – Patterson NJ
- NJ Small Business Development Center – Advisory Council
