Women in Leadership Advisory Member

Veronica Rodriguez

Active Term: 11/2025 - 11/2026

Areas of Expertise

• Inspiring Emotional Intelligence
  
• Mentoring and Building a Culture of Mentorship
  
• Empowering Communications
  
• Advocacy, Actions & Accountability
  
• Contract & Negotiation Skills
  
• Organizational Leadership & Cultural Diversity

Director, Media Technology & Ad Operations

American Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio

Veronica is a leader and mentor in the Media and Entertainment Business. Her background is in Audio and Broadcast Engineering, Music Production and many avenues of the Media Business from Radio, Sports Broadcasting, Live Events, Podcasts for Spotify, Lemonada Media, iHeart Media and most recently in Workflow strategy, Digital Advertising, Back-End Systems Administration for broadcast & digital platforms, and Ad Operations at American Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio.
She is also an entrepreneur in the local audio world with  VRod Productions LLC, providing various audio and consulting services from Editing and Content Creation to Broadcast Engineering and Configuration for clients like iHeart Media, NFL, NBA, WNBA, NHL, Bloomberg News, NCAA Sports and many more.
She is currently pursuing an Executive MBA at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management, graduating in May of 2026.

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