Danielle Wilkins Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

I lead WRI's strategic planning process called the "Institutional Theories of Change". This plan guides our analysis of what data points are relevant to understanding our mission impact. - I manage a budget and a team of 10 to drive the development of more than 70 Theories of Change across WRI's 8 country offices, more than 10 technical teams and 2000+ staff. - I build buy-in and engagement by helping staff visualize the connections between their work and how their collective work leads to impact.- I communicate what is at times difficult feedback, to leadership about the realities of project implementation.

I was selected to act as interim Director for the Managing for Results for 2023. During my tenure:- I completed a successful turn-around of perceptions among senior and mid-level management for an Institute-wide process to develop strategy implementation roadmaps. -I successfully oversaw the development and implementation of WRI's Annual work planning process. The new process reoriented the flow of information away from a "US/Global office-first" mentality to the prioritizing of overseas country offices and input.- I supervised 7 direct reports and guided 3 staff in overseas country offices. I managed 3 global initiatives with direct implications for strategy implementation and global workflows across WRI.

United States

- Key member of internal team leading the development of WRI's 5-year global strategy encompassing 23 sustainability-oriented teams spread across 7 global offices and over 10 technical areas. Strategic development includes mentorship of regional team leads and facilitation of senior management ideation sessions.- I contributed to the securing of $50+ million USD in unrestricted funding by clarifying project objectives and aligning project data collection methods and standards with industry best practice and the reporting requirements of European, US and other government donors.- I led the development and implementation of 3 new web-application to allow internal WRI users to optimize the strategic planning and data collection processes.- I reduced internal reporting burden by ~ 50% through the design, development and roll-out of Institute-wide annual planning and reporting platform.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- I drove adoption of a central data reporting system through: technical needs and user requirement assessments, collaboration with supporting teams, and a written proposal to the Cities Executive Team.- I negotiated with clients and project teams to develop feasible indicators that accurately reflect desired project outcomes and impacts. - I designed and implement improved performance metric reporting across global network of project teams. - I formalized project monitoring, evaluation and learning plans between project donors and implementation teams to define agreed upon reporting methods and schedules.

Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

I worked with the Grace Care Center, a girls youth home in Trincomalee Sri Lanka, to assist in the development of a diabetes treatment clinic that would provide a health services career path for young women from Grace, while simultaneously providing the community with vital diabetes management services.- My clinical observation resulted in the identification of important unaccounted for cultural practices that were vital to the success of the venture. Working with local practitioners we proposed an alternative approach that is currently in use; - Worked with doctors and medical students to identify training needs and potential curriculum options for the establishment of a Medical Assistant certification course;- My recommendations resulted in USAID including entry-level healthcare job training as a targeted sector for combating youth unemployment and a path for working with the Sri Lankan government to scale the Medical Assistant training program country wide. - I identified partnership opportunities between the Center's diabetes care and job-training program and local insurance organizations.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Supported Cambodian-based field staff - Served as interim Program Manager, interfaced with senior IESC management, monitored program budget and financial submissions, and ensured quality control over program deliverables; -Trained new staff on Program Associate duties and responsibilities. Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Associate: -Developed and oversaw internship program to create an interactive database of archived and current organizational data for identifying organizational and programmatic trends; -Updated company-wide quarterly program monitoring updates to include an interactive user experience; Business Development Activities: -Developed winning $2.5 million USD proposal budgets for anticipated United State Agency for International Development (USAID) project in Afghanistan. - Worked with local team to conduct in-country partner mapping and technical feasibility study for ~$12 million agriculture development program.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Developed operational policies and work flows to define field staff activities and responsibilities for the duration of a 5 year program to develop the financial and management systems of local start-up Cambodian NGOs partnering with the U.S. Agency for International Development. Key Achievements:-Established a multi-media marketing campaign to raise awareness of program objectives and activities using social media and traditional print formats-Worked with the field team to develop nine training curricula in the areas of finance, administration, management, M&E, governance and business development. -Conducted organizational and financial audits of Cambodian NGOs to determine potential organizational risk to potential U.S. government partners.-Collaborated with the home office team and sub-partner to develop a new capacity assessment tool, including the management of development of an online platform.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provide HQ management, field, and technical support to IESC programs in the Trade and Enterprise Practice Area. Ensure that program activities are compliant with client agreements, government regulations, and IESC policies and procedures. Key Achievements:-Oversaw consulting program to link Sri Lankan start-ups and business organizations with advanced MBA students. Recruited and supervised two respective groups of part-time MBA students from the University of Maryland on assignments to Sri Lanka where they provided assistance in business planning, organizational assessments, and market entry strategies for expanding businesses. -Assisted retired U.S. diplomat with in-person negotiations with the South Sudanese Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding U.S. government sponsored diplomatic training courses.

Washington, Dc

The Kazakhstan Business Connections Program was a three year, $2.8 million USAID funded program was designed to build the commercial relationships between small and medium (SME) Kazakhstani firms and American enterprises, to ultimately underpin successful economic growth in Kazakhstan. Key Achievements-Assisted the Program Manager in identifying and facilitating more than 10 potential business opportunities for SMEs from Kazakhstan to access American markets. -Collaborated with Program Manager to recruit four senior executive volunteers to review and assess program applicant business summaries. -Developed marketing materials to introduce American firms to the benefits of establishing a relationship with Kazakstani firms.

Assisted in the review, revision, and fact-checking of articles in French and EnglishResearching and creating an extensive online database of bibliographic materials related to the French Revolution for use as reference materials in future publications.

Paris, France

Assisted a French professor in editing an article regarding symbolism in corporate communications for presentation and publication at the 27th EGOS Colloquium.Provided analytical commentary and constructive suggestions to improve comprehensibility and style for English-language readers

Beaver, Pennsylvania

PTC Alliance is a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of Drawn-Over-Mandrel Tubing (DOM), Electrical Resistance Welded Tubing (ERW), Cold Drawn Seamless Tubing (CDS), Chrome Plated Tubing and Bar, and Tubular and Bar Machined Components.Key Achievements:Extensive use of Excel in combination with RenCS to complete a data system reorganizationConducted production safety audits and production method audits

Developed new organizational strategies to assist in horse show operations;Provided business information to current and potential customers;

Master Of Science - Ms, Environmental Science

Emphasis on Sustainable Systems with a research focus on the environmental impacts of treating chronic disease in developed and developing.

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Member-JV Polo Team, Member-Michigan Journal of International Affairs, Member-Transfer Student AssociationB.S..

Year-Long Study Abroad, Political Science

Year-long study abroad

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Cross-Country, Track