Oakland Latino Chamber of Commerce

Executive Director
2017 ~ 2020

In August of 2017 at the 38th Annual California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce annual Conference, Joe Partida and I reconnected. Everyone in Oakland knows Joe. He’s that guy. He invited me to a closed door meeting of key individuals that were discussing the need to restart a chamber in Oakland. We had the support of the CHCC to move forward and that they would support us the whole way.

Joe asked if I could help out by sending some emails and planning some mixers. We had Monthly Mixers showcasing some of Oakland’s best restaurants. We have succeeded in bringing together like-minded business owners and the community in support of each other. We started having open Board Meetings since October 2017 and now we have a 15-Member Board of Directors, acquired our 501(c)6 status, set up committees of dedicated volunteers and are growing our Membership Rolls every day.

I was responsible for the following tasks but are definitely not limited to:

• Founding Board member of the revitalized Oakland Latino Chamber of Commerce after a decade-long hiatus. I introduced strategic planning and outreach initiatives, transforming the Chamber into a vibrant hub for Latino entrepreneurs, leading to its recognition by the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce.
• Created initiatives aimed at community leaders and businesses. boosting membership within the local Latino Community.
• Created a new website, crafted and distributed a monthly newsletter for members, and managed OLCC’s social media presence.
• Worked with the Hispanic State Chamber of Commerce to assure that the OLCC was compliant and recognized California Chamber
• Report to the Executive Board Committee current chamber goals
• Develop and implement Membership Drive
• Develop Fundraising Goals and Metrics
• Managing the various Chamber Committees to focus the and implement the Chamber Mission
• Represent the Chamber at various local and statewide events
• Engage with the other local ethnic chambers
• Engage with local governmental officials
• Designed and implemented Member Interest Surveys for gauge member’s needs