Ernie was also a long-serving Board Member at the Chamber and was its chair in 2006. In his current capacity, Ernie leads the AHCC which is the largest chamber in New Mexico and one of the largest Hispanic Chambers in the United States. The mission of the chamber is to promote economic development, to enhance economic opportunities and to provide business and workforce education with an emphasis on the Hispanic and Small Business Community in Albuquerque and New Mexico.
Ernie currently serves on the board of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and has also previously served on boards of the United Way, National Hispanic Cultural Center, the Utilities Executives for Change (University of Idaho), as well as the Bernalillo County/City of Albuquerque Unification Charter Commission.
Ernie is married to his beautiful wife, Geri for 43 years, has two sons, Rob and Seth, a daughter-in-law Ali, and grandsons Grady and Quinn.