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Bernalillo County鈥檚 top economic development official is hanging up his director hat in exchange for another.

After more than 14 years helping drive growth across the Albuquerque metro area, Marcos Gonzales is leaving his role as director of the Bernalillo County Economic Development Department, he shared with the Journal on Thursday.

Gonzales will exit the role Aug. 4. It鈥檚 unclear when a search for his replacement will begin, as the Journal has not yet heard back from the Bernalillo County Manager鈥檚 Office.

鈥淚鈥檓 thankful for the opportunity that I had at the county to work with so many great people,鈥� Gonzales said.

Gonzales, a native New Mexican and University of New Mexico alumnus, has spent much of his career in economic development at the state and county levels. During his time with the county, he served as an economic surveyor, manager, assistant director and director for the last two years.

Finding ways to say 鈥測es鈥� to projects was one of the hardest parts of the job, and making projects work was the most rewarding, Gonzales said.

鈥淲hen you see cranes in the sky and you see buildings going up 鈥� that means that people are working to build something and you鈥檙e transforming the community,鈥� Gonzales said. 鈥淵ou see new jobs in the area and people happy with having a new job. Knowing that you played a little part in that transformation, it was pretty cool to be part of that.鈥�

Gonzales won鈥檛 be wandering too far for his next venture. Beginning Aug. 24, he will join the Middle Rio Grande Housing Collaborative 鈥� a joint initiative between the county and city 鈥� as its executive director. He will be the collaborative鈥檚 only employee, overseeing all of its efforts and operations, which are spearheaded by a board of city- and county-appointed members.

The city and county launched the initiative in 2023 to explore and help address the area鈥檚 affordable housing needs through advocacy and resource sharing. Gonzales said he expects a smooth transition, as the county鈥檚 economic development department has worked closely with the collaborative.

The initiative and its efforts are still fairly young and full of growth potential, Gonzales said. He鈥檚 hoping to help expand its systems to serve as an educational resource for policymakers and developers.

鈥�(The vision is to) make meaningful changes and make the system work better for everyone,鈥� Gonzales said. 鈥淣ot just the resident, but the developer, the local community, and being able to see how we can streamline best practices that can work across the state.鈥�

With knowledge of government relations and economic development processes, Gonzales said he plans to take a holistic approach to the role to spur more housing development at every level of the housing continuum.

鈥淚t鈥檚 been great to really be at the forefront of making changes in the community for the positive through economic investment, economic growth and community efforts,鈥� Gonzales said. 鈥淚 look forward to working with everyone in a different capacity.鈥�

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