Dr. Kandis Y. B. Email & Phone Number

**The viewpoints in my profile and posts are mine alone and do not represent the viewpoints of the Environmental Protection Agency.**Award-winning Senior Executive with a proven record of accomplishment of innovating and launching complex, multidisciplinary science programs to conduct collaborative research in atmospheric science. 2021 American Meteorological Society Fellow and 2021 recipient of the Charles A. Anderson Award for lifetime commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA). Lifelong commitment to education, science, service, and stewardship. Broad experience forging and cultivating relationships from government to private sector to academia. Directed annual funding exceeding $5B and provided oversight of over 12,000 new federal grants annually. Far reaching results in developing strategy for environmental satellites, hydrological and meteorological operational forecasting, public policy, and research to operations. Experienced senior executive and strategic advisor overseeing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, team development, mentoring, performance improvement, and new supervisor training programs. Successfully promoted diversity initiatives for 20,000 federal employees and contractors on an agency-wide level that garnered Administrator support and recognition.