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The National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation is in the process of finding new leadership.

Albuquerque native John Martinez is stepping down from the role of NHCC Foundation President/CEO to retire. His last day was Thursday.

The NHCC Foundation is the fundraising arm for the state-run NHCC.

Martinez was named to his position in May 2022, and one of his goals was to repair the relationship between the cultural center鈥檚 foundation and board of directors.

鈥淚鈥檓 most proud of rebuilding the relationship between the two entities,鈥� Martinez said. 鈥淭he two boards are working really well together. I feel like I鈥檓 leaving the foundation in a good place.鈥�

Chief Operating Officer Melissa Armijo is stepping in on an interim basis. The NHCC Foundation will begin a national search for Martinez鈥檚 replacement.

鈥淭he foundation is figuring out what exactly they need,鈥� Martinez said. 鈥淭he boards are working well together, and the foundation needs to raise money. I鈥檓 not a fundraiser, and we need to find someone who is a professional fundraiser to look under all the rocks and find any funding they can. Melissa will keep the foundation moving forward.鈥�

Martinez has been involved with the foundation since 2017, when he was a board member.

Before taking the position of president and CEO, he resigned his seat on the board.

For the better part of a decade, there have been plans to bridge the gap between the NHCC Foundation and the board of directors.

There was very little movement.

鈥淧eople have asked me what my skill sets are and I鈥檇 say I鈥檓 a relationship-maker,鈥� Martinez said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 history where the foundation and center didn鈥檛 do anything together. During my time, that鈥檚 changed and I鈥檝e been able to meet with donors alongside (NHCC director) Zack Quintero. It makes a difference to have the two entities on the same page.鈥�

The foundation continues to keep clean audits and have them certified.

鈥淲e鈥檙e financially stable and the audits are clean,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e are certified and are able to write our own grants and grants for the center. One of my last duties was signing off on our most recent audit.鈥�

Quintero has worked with Martinez for more than a year and has helped cultivate the relationship between the two entities.

鈥淭hroughout my time at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, John has been an incredible partner to our team and leader for the foundation,鈥� Quintero said. 鈥淭he center works with the nonprofit NHCC Foundation on a range of projects, and I鈥檝e appreciated our close working relationship with John and his team. During his time with the foundation, he helped build a consistent and positive relationship between the center鈥檚 board of directors and the foundation board.鈥�