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Christina Córdova-Herrera

Public Relations Director,
Purple Group

Christina Córdova-Herrera (she/her/ella) is a born and raised Chicagoan, daughter of Mexican immigrants, mother, and Army wife. She is a passionate advocate for issues affecting the Latino, immigrant, veteran, and mental health communities.

As the Public Relations Director for Purple Group, she leads the public relations efforts for various clients in the transportation, health, and public services sectors.

Before joining Purple Group, Christina served as the Director of Communications for Chicago Foundation for Women and led the development and execution of its communications, media, marketing, public relations, digital strategy, events management, and community outreach. Since 2021 she has served as a member of the Foundation’s Anti-Racism Transformation Team.

Christina’s prior experience includes managing communications, marketing, and community outreach efforts as the Director of Marketing and Communications for Benefit Chicago, an award-winning place-based impacting investing fund. She also managed website content, social media, and Spanish media relations for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago as the Communications Manager for Online and Spanish Media.

Christina received her Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College Chicago in Marketing Communications and her Master of Arts in Mass Communication from the University of Florida focused on Public Relations.