Negocios Now

www.negociosnow.com Abril 2022 19 Age: 37 Title: Director of Research Name of Organization: Lee & Associates of Illinois As director of market re - search, Diana Pérez provi- des comprehensive analysis and market reports to bu- siness partners and senior management, driving sales and revenue for Lee & As- sociates, the largest broker- owned commercial real es- tate firm in North America. Pérez has more than 10 years of experience mana- ging 1.3 billion square feet industrial space in Chica- go, northwestern Indiana, and southeast Wisconsin. During her six-year tenure with the firm, she has pla- yed a key role in the rapid growth of the Industrial Re- search department. She was born and raised in Ecuador and immigrated to the Chicago area in 2000 when she was 17. She left behind her mother, father, and brother to pursue her interest in learning English. She graduated from high school with honors after two years as an ESL student. Within one year of moving to the Chicago area, she got her first job working as a hos - tess and was soon promoted to waitress. She also enrolled at the International Academy of Design & Technology and received a degree in interior design in 2010. With no jobs available during the reces - sion, Pérez continued wor- king as a waitress and found a second job cleaning office buildings in the evenings. While cleaning an office, she overhead an office manager mention a temporary job for a research analyst with the industrial real estate firm. She introduced herself, handed over a copy of her resume that she had in her car, and recei - ved a job offer a few days after the interview. She worked 9 to 5 as an analyst, then cleaned the same building after hours. A few months later she was offered a full-time position and left her other jobs. After three years, she had the opportunity to move to a larger firm, and three years after that, in 2016, Lee & As - sociates offered her the po- sition of director of market research. Age: 29 Title: Brand Manager Corona Name of Organization: Constellation Brands In his job for Constel- lation Brands, Mauricio Ramirez manages Coro- na's innovation pipeline and leads various multi- cultural marketing initia- tives. He was born and raised in Managua, Ni- caragua, the oldest of four siblings. At age 16 he started his first business, offering social media ser- vices to local Nicaraguan companies. Due to health chal- lenges, he relocated to the United States in 2010, after graduating from high school. He started undergraduate studies at Miami Dade College and transferred to the Univer - sity of Richmond in Vir- ginia, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2014. During college he had two brand management internships, one at Com - pania Cervecera de Nica- ragua and the other at Al- tria. After graduation, he joined Altria full-time in January 2015. His career has focused on brand building, storytelling, and innovation, deliv - ering authentic experi- ences through product innovation and highly targeted marketing cam- paigns. In 2019 he joined Con- stellation Brands as an associate brand manager for Corona, leading all Hispanic-focused market- ing initiatives. In 2021 he was promoted to Corona brand manager. In 2020 Ramirez re- ceived an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His studies were focused on strategy, finance, eco- nomics and marketing. In his free time, he en- joys watching soccer and cruising Chicago trails on his bike. In the last two years he has raised over $10,000 dollars to support the Children's Cancer Research fund through their annual Great Cycle Challenge. This year he plans to ride 550 miles in September to raise over $6,000. This August he plans to par - ticipate in the Chicago Olympic Triathlon. Age: 36 Title: Senior Manager, Corporate Relations Name of Organization: ComEd As the senior manager of corporate relations at ComEd, Evelyn Rodriguez oversees ComEd's corpora - te-responsibility programs, including charitable con- tributions, competitive grants, educational ini- tiatives, signature events, employee engagement and volunteerism, and executi- ves' civic involvement. Before joining ComEd, Rodriguez was senior ad- visor for neighborhood economic development and community enga- gement for Mayor Rahm Emanuel. In this role, she managed strategic part- nerships and advised on public policy initiatives. Prior to her job in the mayor's office, Rodriguez worked in governmental affairs for the Chicago City Council and the U.S. House of Representati - ves, and with Erie Neigh- borhood House. Rodriguez has a pas- sion for civic engagement, having previously served as a commissioner for the Illinois Complete Count Commission, a commu- nity representative for the Chicago Public Schools local school council, and as committee member for the Illinois State Ad- visory Committee for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Rodriguez is an alum- na of Chicago Public Schools. She earned her bachelor's degree from Marquette University and a master's degree from Northwestern Uni- versity. Rodriguez is a proud daughter of Mexi- can immigrant parents from Durango. She was raised in the Little Villa- ge neighborhood by her mother and two sisters. Rodriguez is a lifelong Chicagoan and currently resides in Avondale with her husband. Diana Pérez Mauricio Ramirez Evelyn Rodriguez Property researcher Brand Builder Utility Corporate Philanthropy Leader

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