Ana serves as Product Marketing Manager for Cisco Networking, where she leads marketing initiatives that amplify Cisco’s ecosystem, developer, and marketplace solutions. In this role, Ana guides Cisco’s industry position by managing programs that target businesses globally across various verticals and segments. She works closely with the Cisco Networking product and marketing strategy teams, partnering with groups including partner sales, business development, integrated marketing, go-to-market, and product management to package and customize cross-portfolio products and technologies for target audiences. Ana works from her home in Green Bay, Wisconsin, collaborating with the Cisco team in the U.S. and around the world. In addition to her professional achievements, Ana is also a children’s book author and lifelong storyteller. Drawing on her Mexican-American heritage and inspired by her son, Alex, Ana writes bilingual stories that celebrate identity, family, and the connections that unite us all. Her debut book, Me Llamo Checkers, pays tribute to the many forms love can take—sometimes arriving as two playful pets who turn a quiet life into a family. Ana’s stories invite readers of all ages to embrace their roots, honor their journeys, and remember that love always wins.