BLOOM Business Empowerment Center
Sully (Like Julie with an S) Pinos
As the inaugural Executive Director of the Bloom Business Empowerment Center, an initiative of the York County Economic Alliance, Sully Pinos oversees the strategic mission to grow small businesses by offering a suite of services such as capital, technical assistance and much more. The BLOOM Business Empowerment Center will provide resources countywide, with an intentional focus to help small businesses owned by women and BIPOC communities. In her five years at YCEA, Sully has led the Business Solutions & Innovation team with YoCo Bloom grant programs, workforce development and talent attraction, and women’s programming. What she loves most about her job is connecting York County businesses, organizations, and residents to resources, which make for a stronger and thriving community. Most recently, she was recognized by the Association for Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE)’s 40 under 40 program for her efforts throughout the pandemic to launch a virtual career fair series and provide outreach support for small businesses by connecting them with funding resources. She was instrumental in designing and implementing COVID relief programs which awarded just over $29 million in federal CARES and ARPA funds to nearly 2,000 York County businesses in 2020 and 2021.
Prior to her role with the York County Economic Alliance, she served as the Chief of Staff for former State Representative Kevin J. Schreiber of the 95th District in York. A Brooklyn native, St. John’s University alum and daughter of Ecuadorian immigrants, Sully has been in York, PA for ten years, where she had moved to work on President Barack Obama's re-election campaign. She enjoys volunteering for several causes and supporting local businesses. She proudly serves on the boards and committees of the YWCA York, Confronting Racism Coalition, York County Hispanic Coalition. She lives in the City of York with her husband Kevin Kennedy and their rescue dogs, Champion and Rita.