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CiCi Rojas
Vice President, Community Engagement
Cici Rojas is TMC’s Vice President of Community Engagement, providing
direction an oversight for Employee Enrichment, Community Relations,
Health and Wellness, TMC Innovation and the Corporate Academy.
Prior to joining TMC, CiCi served the business, political and
advocacy communities for 10 years in a variety of leadership positions.
Most recently, CiCi was Executive Director of the Kansas State
Republican Committee and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
CiCi also previously served as President and CEO of the Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City (HCCGKC), which advocates for
increased economic and political participation in the Hispanic
community.
CiCi also served as the Vice President of Strategic Alliance with the
Washington, D.C.-based United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. In
that role she led Latino entrepreneurship initiatives, strategic
partnerships, managed the affiliate chamber network, and created
corporate business programmatic development opportunities to grow
non-traditional revenue streams.
CiCi is also active in civic organizations on local, state and
national levels. Nationally, she serves as Chair for the Latino
Coalition Foundation; National Multi-cultural Advisory Council; MGM
Grand Hotel and Casino Corporation Board Member; and Big Brother and Big
Sisters National Hispanic Advisory Board. In Kansas City, she is the
Chair of the Heartland Women’s Leadership Council and serves on the
boards of Public Television-KCPT; Minority Business Development
Alliance; and Touched by Cancer.
CiCi has received various recognitions, including Dallas Business
Journal Minority Advocate of the Year, 2007; Minority Business News
Small Business Champion; Ernst & Young Diversity Inclusiveness Award
nominee; Lideres Campaign Miller Coors Diversity Program; Bank of
America Local Hero Civic Award, 2004; United States Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce Chair's Award; Kansas City Magazine “Top 50 Kansas Citians to
Know”; and the Anheuser Busch Corporate Recognition Award.
CiCi is a earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of
Missouri-Kansas City. In addition, CiCi graduated from the United States
Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organizational Management with the IOM
designation. CiCi completed the Harvard Business School Corporate Board
Governance Program and the University of Chicago Graduate School of
Business Latino Leaders Institute.