In 1992 Judith Morgan was the first woman Chair of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce. She joined the Chamber Board in 1986 representing Richmond Travel Bureau and has been President and CEO of the Chamber since 1993. She graduated from the Institute of Organization Management in 1999. Judy has been a resident of Richmond most of her life and has served as Chair of the Economic Development Commission and on the Boards of the YMCA, Early Childhood Mental Health, Richmond Art Center and the Contra Costa College Foundation. She likes to travel and her favorite places (besides Richmond) are Bora Bora and London.

Barbara Obele is the General Manager and has been with the Chamber since 1982. Barbara completed Institute for Organization Management in 1999. She grew up in Richmond and attended local schools. She was San Pablo Grammar School Girls Yo-Yo Champion when she attended Riverside Elementary School.

Ferdinand Bueno, Director of Finance, joined the Chamber in February 2002. He has lived in Richmond since 1999. He previously participated in VITA, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance organized by the City of Richmond to offer free tax preparation to low income taxpayers. Ferdinand is also the main contact for the Enterprise Zone Hiring Tax credit which the Chamber hopes all qualified businesses will take advantage of. Alumni of SF State University, class of 95.

Christina Phipps, Director of Membership, joined the Chamber staff January 3, 2005 after working in Richmond at the Bay Area Rescue Mission for over ten years. During that time, she volunteered as a Chamber Ambassador for six years and got to know many of the wonderful business people in the Richmond area, making for an easy transition when she joined the staff at the Chamber. She works with our enthusiastic team of Ambassadors as well as the Chamber Education Committee and the Business and Education United Foundation (BE United). Chris has three granddaughters and a grandson.

Michelle Itagaki is currently the Executive Director of the Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau. Previously, she was on the Richmond Chamber team from 1997-2001 as the Business Education Liaison, and was delighted to come back to Richmond in 2005. Between these jobs she was the District Director, West County/Marin County for Junior Achievement of the Bay Area, then the Business Manager for the Novato Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center. Michelle graduated from the Institute for Organization Management in 1999. After hours, Michelle can be found reading a book, usually science fiction, or discovering new back roads to ride on her VTX 1300.

Sadia Altaf is the Administrative Assistant and has been with the Chamber since July, 2004. She is a part timer at the Chamber and a full time college student, currently working towards her B.S. in Biochemistry. She is going to be an Optometrist. For the past two years, Sadia and her father have been producing a community radio program for the Pakistani community.