Ana Kolodzinski joined CLS in the spring of 2009 and brings experience in corporate communications, internal communications and media relations. 

At CLS, Ms. Kolodzinski works with Americans for Secure Retirement to promote better financial retirement literacy among Americans. She provides communications services to improve the branding of National Branded Prepaid Cards Association and works with Genworth Financial Long Term Care to maintain relations with Congress. 

Before joining CLS, Ms. Kolodzinski served as a spokesperson for the Target Corporation. At Target, Ms. Kolodzinski maintained public relations campaigns on industry trends and strategic initiatives. Additionally, she managed strategic internal and external communication plans for field offices to improve their office culture and relationship with the media.

Prior to working with the Target Corporation, Ms. Kolodzinski consulted for the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). At UNIFEM, Ms. Kolodzinski helped develop the positioning strategy for UNIFEM during the 25 anniversary of AIDS, and served as the liaison between UNIFEM headquarters, field offices and the world’s leading gender experts. Ms. Kolodzinski has also counseled several non-for-profits in both her home state of California and in Minnesota, on their marketing materials and media strategies.

A dual citizen of Colombia and the United States, Ms. Kolodzinski is a fluent Spanish speaker. She holds a Bachelor’s in Political Science from California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo and Master’s in Diplomacy and International Relations and in Corporate and Public Communications from Seton Hall University.