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Sacramento Metro Chamber President & CEO Robert Heidt Elected to Prestigious Industry Board

Photo of Robert Heidt and Sheree Anne Kelly, President & CEO of ACCE is courtesy of the Sacramento Metro Chamber

Heidt Proudly Joins Board of Directors for Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE)

Effective immediately, Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Robert Heidt has been elected to serve on the board of directors for ACCE, the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. ACCE is an Alexandria, Va.-based association of more than 9,000 professionals who work for and with more than 1,300 chambers of commerce.

Members of ACCE’s board of directors represent more than 50 organizations, including many of the world’s largest and most influential regional chambers of commerce.

“We are pleased to welcome Robert Heidt to the ACCE Board of Directors,” said Sheree Anne Kelly, ACCE President & CEO. “Heidt’s expertise and leadership will be invaluable as we continue to adapt to meet an ever-evolving business environment. Navigating unprecedented dynamics and complexities requires catalytic leadership to ensure momentum and economic vitality within our communities.”

Heidt joined the Sacramento Metro Chamber in January 2024. Prior to serving the Greater Sacramento region and being the voice for business, he served as President & Chief Executive Officer of the Glendale (Arizona) Chamber of Commerce and has extensive experience in the Chamber industry. Additionally, the U.S Chamber of Commerce recently named Heidt to the distinguished Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100 (CCC100).

“Adding to my role leading the Sacramento Metro Chamber, it is an honor and privilege to also serve on the ACCE Board of Directors,” said Robert Heidt, President & CEO of the Sacramento Metro Chamber. “I feel incredibly fortunate to have spent the majority of my career working in the Chamber industry, which is a real point of pride for me. I look forward to contributing to critical conversations among other dedicated industry colleagues to elevate the voice of our Capital Region’s business community across industries and at the highest, most influential levels possible.”

For more information about the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, please visit www.ACCE.org and for more information about the Sacramento Metro Chamber, please visit www.metrochamber.org.

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Traci Rockefeller Cusack

Traci Rockefeller Cusack has 25+ years of media and public relations experience.  Her work experience includes News10 (ABC) as Promotion Manager from 1989-1998 (where she developed and launched “Coats for Kids’ Sake,” a winter coat drive that lasted 20+ years plus coordinated Oprah Winfrey’s first ever visit to Sacramento) and Fleishman-Hillard as Vice President from 1998-2005 (where she led the wildly successful statewide “California Grown” program and also produced the five-minute video that played on the Jumbotron on Opening Day at Pac Bell Park). In 2007, she launched T-Rock Communications and currently handles a wide range of marketing activities for a number of top-notch organizations.

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