User:Strangemagic13/Lena T. Rodriguez

Lena T. Rodriguez was born on may 33,1964 in Phoenix, Arizona and is an American entrepreneur and educator.

Career Dr. Rodriguez began her business studies at Arizona State University earning a bachelor’s degree in management and an M.P.A. in human resource management. Her studies continued to the University of Nebraska where she earned a Ph.D. in organizational behavior, entrepreneurship and international management. She served as executive director of special projects and communications for the president of San Diego State University. Also a professor in the College of Business at San Diego State, she taught business classes and M.B.A. entrepreneurship courses in San Diego and Taiwan, Taipei. She has also authored numerous articles on entrepreneurship and written chapters for human resource management and public administration textbooks. An entrepreneur herself, Dr. Rodriguez consults in the private and nonprofit sectors. She is the co-host of a national-issues talk show on public television station KTWU in Topeka, Kansas, and speaks on topics of entrepreneurship, business management and marketing. She won an award from the Direct Marketing Association for her work at the Urban Entrepreneur Program in New Media. Dr. Rodriguez is a university accreditation officer for the Western Association of Colleges and Universities, and a member of Rotary International. She also belongs to a number of national professional organizations and serves on regional and international boards.