Friday, November 13, 2026
Bilingual journalist and Freeport resident Angie Hernandez was awarded as a Businessperson of the Year during the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce 41st Legislative Breakfast celebration. Hernandez was honored alongside Roosevelt honoree Veronica Walters and 31 other businesses and businesspeople across Nassau County.
The celebration took place on Oct. 30 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury.
The Freeport Chamber of Commerce labels Hernandez’s media business, Angie Productions LLC, as its sole “media and education” member. Through this endeavor, she provides digital journalism courses to youth, motivational and mentorship programs and other media-related services.
Before founding Angie Productions in 2024, Hernandez worked as a reporter for Spectrum News, a producer for News 12 Long Island and Telemundo/NBC New York and worked in several roles for ESPN Deportes.
Walters is the owner and director Ms. Veronica’s Precious Kidz, which has two franchises in Roosevelt. She has over a decade’s worth of experience in childcare and youth programming, which she has continued through her two childcare centers.
Walters expanded her education-based service earlier this year when she was elected to serve as a school board trustee for the Roosevelt Union Free School District.
The honorees were saluted by local officials, including Town of Hempstead Supervisor John Ferretti and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.
“Small businesses are the backbone of our communities,” Ferretti wrote in a letter to the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce about the breakfast celebration. “We are fortunate in the Town of Hempstead and throughout Nassau County to have President Frank Camarano Jr. and the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce representing our small business community.”
Blakeman added in a letter of his own, “Nassau County has always had a strong and resilient business community. …Thank you to our chambers of commerce representatives for continuing to support those investments.”
