Mark Martinez is the President & CEO of the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce.  In this capacity he is responsible for the overall leadership, direction, and management of the corporation’s resources to accomplish the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce’s vision and goals to promote advocacy, empowerment & education for California’s Hispanic businesses. 

Mark served as the CEO for the San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce from 2004 to 2012 and as president of the board from 2002-2004.  He was instrumental in directly assisting businesses with  use permit issuance and compliance, business relocation, access to capital, technical assistance, legislative advocacy, and vendor selection. He also developed successful and sustainable chamber programs to include: the Annual Student Financial Aid and College Awareness Workshop, the Small Business Strategic Plan Initiative, the Annual Business Forecast Conference, and the Bilingual Start-up Business Workshops.  

Mission

“Advocacy, Empowerment, Education for California’s Hispanic Businesses”

About the CAHCC

In 1978, a group of local Hispanic chamber leaders from throughout California convened to discuss the lack of representation of Hispanic businesses in state government. These leaders also recognized the need for an organization that would effectively represent the interest of rapidly growing number of Hispanic-owned businesses in California.

Today, the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce (CAHCC) has a network of over 65 Hispanic chambers and business associations throughout the State of California. Through its network of Hispanic chambers and business association, the CAHCC represents the interest of over 700,000 Hispanic business owners in California. The CAHCC is the premier and largest regional ethnic business organization in the nation that promotes the economic growth and development of Hispanic entrepreneurs and California’s Emerging Businesses.