Executive Director

Mrs. Mercado-González currently serves as the Executive Director of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (AZHCC) Foundation’s Arizona MBDA Business Center, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian (AIANNH) Project NABEDC. Christina is responsible for the overall success of the program, and she and her team assist businesses with building scale and capacity, increasing revenue, creating and retaining jobs through regional, national, and international expansion and direct assistance services.

Before rejoining the AZHCC in 2024 in her current capacity, Christina served as Comerica Bank’s Vice President, External Affairs Market Manager for Arizona, where she stewarded the bank’s Community Reinvestment Act program and worked to spread the bank’s financial literacy message in partnership with Comerica’s community partners.

Christina has a history of serving the community in her professional career and has held several roles at the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. As the AZHCC’s Director of Operations & Marketing as well as their Vice President of Corporate Partnerships, she worked to advance the chamber’s mission to promote the success of Hispanic and minority small businesses in Arizona. She also has over twenty years of experience as a results-oriented multicultural marketing and advertising professional, specializing in the U.S. Hispanic market.

Christina is an Arizona native and received her Master’s degree in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and her BS in Business Administration from the University of Arizona.

She is actively involved in the local community and has served in leadership positions in a variety of local organizations. She currently serves on the Arizona Diamondbacks Los D-Backs Hispanic Advisory Council, is the Chair of the Board of Global Ties Arizona, and is a new board member of the Arizona Animal Welfare League.

Senior Business Consultant

Yvette Uriondo is a Senior Business Consultant with the Arizona MBDA Business Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Yvette Uriondo has over 40 years working in corporate, government, non-profit and private business environments.

Yvette studied Business Administration with emphasis in Finance and Operations at New Jersey City University; and New York University where she focused on construction trade and has experience in all phases of construction development, including planning and project management, and has a CPM in Property and Asset Management. Her business experience includes financial consulting, business development and management solutions, and working with business startups.

Yvette is a former Underwriter and Transaction Manager for the State of Arizona Department of Housing which administrates program funds from the U.S. Department of Treasury. Yvette offers organizational consulting, business certification assistance, and support accessing capital, procurement opportunities and partnerships, and is a Certified GrowthWheel Advisor.