Caribbean Administration Staff

Ali Cepeda

President/Owner & West Coast-Southwest Director

Ali Cepeda was born in 1976 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. Coming from a baseball family, Ali started playing baseball at the young age of 3. Having a Hall of Fame father and 3 brothers that all played professionally, the game was a religion in the Cepeda household. Ali moved to the Bay Area (Fairfield) in 1993 and attended St. Pats HS in Vallejo excelling as a 2-sport athlete. Later later moved onto Armijo HS in Fairfield and graduated in 1995. After graduation Ali then went on to play in Redwood City at Canada College. Cepeda was drafted by the Texas Rangers in 1995 but ended up signing with the SF Giants in 1996. After playing with the SF Giants in the Minor league system (MiLB) for 4 years, he played internationally for 4 more years before starting Cepeda Baseball/Cepeda Sports. After his playing days were over, Cepeda began pursuing a career giving back to the game he loves. “Baseball is the reason why I was put on this earth. I love going to the field every day and sharing my knowledge and passion for the game with our future”. Ali has dedicated to over a decade of professional level coaching with running trave teams, hosting camps all over the USA, and also starting an international baseball tournament which is currently in it’s 9th year and takes place each summer in the Caribbean.

For more information or to speak with Ali directly, contact him via email: ali@cepedabaseball.com

Camille Cepeda

Tournament Director

Camille has flawlessly organized the Caribbean Classic tournaments since 2012. She has over 10 years of experience as an Administrative Specialist and 9 years of experience with Project Management. Camille is currently a Project manager for Kaiser Permanente.  Camille is also hard at work with other projects within the Cepeda organization. She is Cepeda’s Off-Field Camps Director, Year Around Tournament Director, and CYD Secretary. Contact at camille@cepedabaseball.com

Linda Kinsey

Assistant to the President

Software Engineering Program/Project manager for 30 + years. Now Retired.

Bill Hillis

Off Field Director

Bill Hillis will be the Off Field Director for the Cepeda Caribbean Classic. Mr. Hillis has a vast professional background in real estate, development and multiple start-up ventures. He has sat on many boards and worked on multiple charity events. His passion for helping others and the game of baseball brings his experience and love of the game to serve the families of the Caribbean Classic. Mr. Hillis has served as a Scout Master in addition to coaching every level of the game, including Varsity and college baseball in California. He is currently enjoying coaching for the Canes / Cepeda Baseball Club and most importantly, his twin daughter’s elite travel softball team.