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Chamber Leader Rises To National Honor

Danielle Rodriguez is one of the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives's top 40 under 40 chamber executives.

Danielle Rodriguez’s first job is the one she currently holds. Technically, Rodriguez’s initial job at the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce held a different title, but she views it as a continuation of the opportunities given to her by Esmeralda Villarreal, the chamber’s chief executive officer. Starting as an intern in college, Rodriguez has worked her way up, diligently, learning and growing in a rising career. She is today the Brownsville…

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CEO Earns Acclaim By Serving Community

: Esmeralda Villarreal has reconnected the Brownsville Chamber to its community. (Courtesy) IMG 9568: Esmeralda Villarreal, far right, and her all-female leadership team strives to serve the current needs of the Brownsville business community. (Courtesy)

Esmeralda Villarreal spent 15 years in Brownsville’s hospitality business, watching and taking note of how her city attracted business travelers from far and wide. “I was mesmerized by how we were visited by so many travelers,” she said. Villarreal recalls that many were tied to the maquiladora industry or related investors in the border economy.  Villarreal’s career goal during that time was to become a general manager at one of…

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