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The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce has named a new leader.

Roberta Ricci, the chamber鈥檚 chief experience officer, will become its new president and CEO starting Monday. She succeeds Ernie C鈥檇eBaca, who has held the position for nearly a decade and announced in April his plans to retire.

鈥�(W)e look forward to Roberta leading our chamber into its next chapter with vision and strong commitment to our business community,鈥� said Casey Anglada DeRaad, chair of the chamber鈥檚 board of directors, which conducted a weeks-long national search before choosing Ricci.

The announcement follows 50 years of operation for the chamber, which offers resources and support to Albuquerque entrepreneurs and businesses, particularly in the Hispanic and small-business communities.

Ricci has been with the chamber as its chief experience officer for the last four years, helping shape the organization鈥檚 membership engagement, strategic partnerships, and programs and events.

A native New Mexican, Ricci was born and raised in Albuquerque鈥檚 South Valley and launched her professional career in higher education at the University of New Mexico after returning to school later in life, she said.

After years of working at UNM鈥檚 Alumni Relations Office, she moved to the Central New Mexico Community College鈥檚 foundation as its director of development for four years. She then served as executive director of the National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation for three years before joining the Hispano Chamber.

When offered the top role, Ricci said she felt inspired to accept because the chamber鈥檚 mission of contributing to a greater cause aligns with her personal values.

鈥淚 really think that the chamber is a heartbeat of our community,鈥� Ricci said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e there to support our businesses, our artists, our performers and our local community to make sure that we鈥檙e all growing and thriving.鈥�

In her new role, Ricci is tasked with leading chamber initiatives aimed at supporting local entrepreneurs and small businesses, advocating for pro-business policies in local government, strengthening partnerships in the public and private sectors, and expanding opportunities for businesses throughout Albuquerque and New Mexico.

Ricci said she also looks forward to continuing and expanding the chamber鈥檚 international trade partnerships that C鈥檇eBaca helped cultivate.

C鈥檇eBaca, whose last day with the chamber is Friday, is optimistic about the chamber鈥檚 future.

鈥�(Ricci) knows this organization, understands our mission and has dedicated her career to creating opportunities for businesses and our community,鈥� C鈥檇eBaca said. 鈥淚 have every confidence she will lead the Hispano Chamber to even greater success, and I look forward to seeing all that she and the team will accomplish together.鈥�

Ricci said she is stepping into the role with 鈥渢remendous excitement鈥� but also 鈥渁 profound sense of responsibility,鈥� as the appointment comes at a time when Ricci would describe New Mexico鈥檚 business landscape as 鈥渉urting.鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 been really difficult for (local businesses),鈥� Ricci said, citing inflation, scarce resources and staffing difficulties. Longtime local businesses are shutting their doors as a result 鈥� an issue Ricci said she wants to address through outreach, planning and execution.

鈥淲e need to figure out how to make this work for our community,鈥� Ricci said.

Kylie Garcia covers retail and real estate for the Journal. You can reach her at kgarcia@abqjournal.com.