Ilana Kafka White
Mount Jackson,VA
Summary
Passionate and knowledgeable DEIA professional with 20-plus years experience in many different capacities, building skills from teaching to grant writing.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
OEEO, DEIA Support
FDA
05.2023 - Current
- Attend and participate in meetings, take meeting notes, record tasks and actions, update staff when necessary
- Prepare briefings as appropriate
- Interface with meeting attendees and stakeholders to coordinate and support meetings and other events
- Review incoming and outgoing correspondence, including presentations, briefings, and reports; check for formatting, proofread, and edit as necessary
- Manage multiple assignments from multiple people in busy work environment
- Review draft standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure alignment with visual identity and style guidelines, are easy to follow, and contain up-to-date information
- Support development of communications and stakeholder engagement campaigns
- Prepare program materials to be published on government websites.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify areas of improvement, leading to increased operational effectiveness.
- Improved company efficiency with development of key performance indicators and tracking metrics.
- Optimized project management, resulting in timely deliverables and improved client satisfaction rates.
- Elevated departmental performance through targeted training programs aimed at developing employee skills and expertise.
Accessibility Support
NSF
05.2023 - 03.2024
- Assist with schedules, activity plans across all stated Tasks Areas, documents and deliverables
- Monitor team performance to ensure that projects are implemented, supported, and closed accurately and in accordance with key milestones
- Foster positive working relationships with team and client staff/leadership
- Prioritize tasks, set deadlines and assign resources to each project
- Prepare documents and develop project specific policy, procedures and report status to all levels
- Manage task assignments and personnel oversight to enable services delivery excellence
- Prepare briefing charts, schedule meetings, keep records and record minutes, prepare after-action reports in support of technical reviews
- Ensure program compliance with government and corporate policies and mandates, and adherence to directives from governing entities.
SMD DEIA Support
NASA
01.2022 - 05.2023
- Updates/additions to Program Management Plan (PMP) to document and establish specific program and project management methodologies and processes
- Assist with schedules, activity plans across all stated Tasks Areas, documents and deliverables
- Monitor team performance to ensure that projects are implemented, supported, and closed accurately and in accordance with key milestones
- Foster positive working relationships with team and client staff/leadership
- Prioritize tasks, set deadlines and assign resources to each project
- Prepare documents and develop project specific policy, procedures and report status to all levels
- Manage task assignments and personnel oversight to enable services delivery excellence
- Prepare monthly reports and ensure such deliverables are submitted in a timely fashion and of high quality/accuracy
- Prepare briefing charts, schedule meetings, keep records and record minutes, prepare after-action reports in support of technical reviews
- Ensure program compliance with government and corporate policies and mandates, and adherence to directives from governing entities.
- Established a mentoring program connecting experienced members with newcomers, fostering lasting connections among peers.
- Increased membership retention with dedicated support and opportunities for personal growth and development.
- Promoted a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging members to share their ideas, feedback, and successes in order to refine chapter operations.
- Improved member satisfaction by regularly gathering feedback on programming and incorporating suggestions into future planning efforts.
- Contributed to the strategic planning process for long-term goals of the organization while balancing immediate tasks at hand.
Education
Master's of Education - Special Education
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona01.2012
Bachelor of Science - Public Health Education
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD01.2007
Skills
- Able to demonstrate calm, rational decision-making in extreme pressure situations
- Superior people skills with demonstrated ability to work effectively across diverse populations and across all levels of organizations
- Energetic, self-directed, organized, goal-oriented professional
Accomplishments
Group Achievement Award (GAA): Awarded for my work with the Science Mission Directorate's (SMD) Inclusion Diversity Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) team. This prestigious NASA certificate is awarded to any combination of government and/or non-government individuals for an outstanding group accomplishment that has contributed substantially to NASA's mission.
Timeline
Accessibility Support
NSF
05.2023 - 03.2024
OEEO, DEIA Support
FDA
05.2023 - Current
SMD DEIA Support
NASA
01.2022 - 05.2023
Master's of Education - Special Education
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science - Public Health Education
University of Maryland, College Park
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