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Acting Executive Director,
Illinois Beverage Association
Claudia is responsible for
managing the Illinois Bevera-
ge Association, as Acting Exe-
cutive Director she represents
the bottlers, distributors and
employees of the soft drink in-
dustry in Illinois. She promotes
the IBA's mission and values
through coordination and im-
plementation of its advocacy
agenda within the context of the
public interest.
A strategic thinker who un-
derstands the power at the in-
tersection of policy and politics,
she takes a highly organized
approach to her work, carefully
managing the process to achieve
results.
Claudia's outreach and po-
licy experience has focused on
issues from economic develop-
ment to public health. Fluent in
Spanish, she helps clients reach
diverse audiences of stake-
holders, news media and the
broader public.
Previously Claudia served as
a legislative aide to Alderman
George Cardenas, 12th Ward,
City of Chicago, who chairs the
Chicago City Council's Commit-
tee on Health and Environmen-
tal Protection. She conducted
research and assisted Ald. Car-
denas, Committee members,
and the Office of the Mayor with
policy introduction, meeting
preparation, management and
follow-up.
Claudia has also advocated
in the Illinois General Assem-
bly, coordinating activists mee-
tings and testimony, as well as
conducting direct engagements
with state lawmakers.
Claudia is a commissioner of
the Little Village Special Service
Area #25 on the southwest side
of Chicago. She is a board mem-
ber of the Mexican Civic Society
of Illinois and is a certified
Chicago Conversations
Corps leader, promoting envi-
ronmental awareness projects
throughout the city. She is cu-
rrently pursuing a Master's in
Public Policy & Administration
from Northwestern University.
Claudia Patricia
Rodriguez, 28
An aficionado
of policy
and politics
"A
lways walk into a room with
confidence and a sense of
purpose, speak out for what you
believe in and never forget your
roots."
