CakespotNYC

Mom’s industrious spirit inspired us to develop and create 

Cakespotnyc

 

 

 

Carmen Rodriguez

Our Inspiration

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I’ve been committed to making delicious moist flavorful cakes for 33 years. In 1987, I took my first American class in cake decorations and the rest is history. I was in love with baking. My friends and family supported my endeavors and my loyal customers have been with me ever since. As a young high school girl, I studied arts and crafts in the Dominican Republic which dovetails well with my love for baking. I was trained by Maria Celerina Tavera, my late husband’s mother; Maria was a trusted Chef to elite leaders across the Dominican Republic. My love for baking inspired my daughters to follow me in my pursuits to ensure that everyone can have great tasting cake for their special occasions.

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Janarys Ordonez
Chief Executive Officer

As a wife and mom, I became inspired to develop recipes that would attempt to reach the level of moisture and flavor that my mom always achieves. Since baking is a science, I am an experienced accounting professional who received a Bachelors’ from Baruch. I love to make cupcakes and cookies

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Linet Guzman

Media & Marketing Director

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At the age of 23, I have developed numerous website and ecommerce businesses. I have a full working knowledge of many media forms that are essential for living and working in a rapidly evolving digitally connected world. Most of my creative inspiration comes from trends in fashion, pop culture, and social media. Along with a love for decorating parties with my mom, I am the go-to-girl for friends’ special events and occasions.  As an emerging media graduate, my B.A. from Hunter College has given me a solid understanding of the ways in which communication and media impacts our larger work socially, culturally, and all levels of business.

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The Team

 

Silhouette Ramirez- Operations & Logistics Leader

Maria Santos- Creative Director (Specialty includes fondant covered character cakes)

Migdalia Taveras- Baker (specialty cakes includes red velvet and anything chocolate)

Margaret Sarci- Decorations Director

Keagnia Zad- Art Director

 

 

Migna Taveras

Founder

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Migna is the strategic implementation lead at Cakespotnyc.com. She’s the visionary mind behind elevating her mother’s dream job into a real shop that serves clients on a much broader scale.  She has gathered together the talents of her sisters and friends to create cakespotnyc. A resource for clients to host their events with trusted flavorful moist and delicious cakes and other baked goods. A strong heart for educating and empowering communities across the economic strata, the desire to positively impact the community is at the foundation of her practice.  Migna identifies as an Afro-Latina, a member of the African diaspora due to her parents descendance from the Dominican Republic and the mix of native Taino, Black, and Spanish heritage from which her family legacy grows. She studied political science and sociology at Barnard College and went on to receive a Masters’ in Management and Finance from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. An effective strategist at aligning resources and creating impact across industries and communities, Migna is a trusted operative who drives results for her clients’ initiatives and priorities.  She currently advises nonprofit organizations’ senior leadership on program innovation and strategic priorities. She bakes and decorates for cakespotnyc.com; writes poems about life, love, crisis and chaos which can be located at  mignanimous.com; she also works on local community engagement projects at whynotcaremore.org.

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