Kamilah Frison, Msm Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, AL, US

Greater Birmingham Area

• Guide high-performing leaders in higher education through career transitions, strategic career planning, and personal development. Provide tailored career planning services to foster professional growth and success.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

• Member of the Vice President for Research senior leadership team.
• Direct a comprehensive budget planning and performance monitoring for a multi-million dollar research administration operation budget, providing complex financial analyses and operational efficiency insights for.
• Analyzed, developed, and implemented new rate models for our Vivarium program and Clinical Trial Administrative Operation o increase revenue to support growing research program operations.
• Lead the planning, data collection, and analysis for the NSF HERD survey, a key national ranking tool measuring research expenditures across higher education institutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to.
• Reduced month-end closing reconciliation time, implementing streamlined financial workflows that enhanced operational efficiency and strengthened internal controls.
• Partnered with Vice President and CFO on strategic initiatives to streamline resources, successfully integrating a significant budget under a new RCM model aligning with institutional goals.

Birmingham, Alabama

• Directed a $15M budget for 5 departments, ensuring financial accuracy and strategic resource allocation. Delivered key financial reports to facilitate executive-level decision-making.
• Provided leadership and coaching to the financial and administrative team, ensure execution of performance evaluation process, coordinating professional leadership development programs for staff.
• Developed and launched the VPR Staff Council in collaboration with VP Research, increasing engagement and creating a platform for staff feedback and initiatives.

Birmingham, Alabama

• Directed financial operations for a multi-million dollar oncology research program, optimizing clinical trial revenues and expenses while achieving full financial independence for the Phase I Program by year three.
• Led the development and negotiation of industy sponsored clinical trial budgets, ensuring sustainable financial models and accurate financial reporting through the OnCore Clinical Trial Management System.
• Implemented streamlined workflows for managing accounts receivable/payable, improving financial transparency and operational efficiency.
• Worked with Cancer Center leadership to develop standard operating procedures and participated in institutional policy development.

Greensboro, North Carolina

• Primary resource to faculty for pre-award services to project directors including sponsor information, proposal development and submission, budget development, records management, reporting, financial management, and.
• Provided technical assistance and guidance to faculty and administrators in the development and preparation of proposals, contracts, cooperative agreements, and memorandum of understanding.
• Developed budgets for grants. Applied appropriate cost. Reviewed and provided feedback on budget justifications.
• Coordinated human resources: writing position descriptions, submitting position requisitions, assessing qualifications of applicants, and submitting personnel action forms for staff roles funded by grants.
• Assisted Chair in organizing recruitment effort for several faculty searches.Trained for two years in Human Resources Management completing a Master’s Degree in Management with a concentration in Human Resources while.

Bachelors, Economics

Masters, Management (Human Resources Management)

Activities and Societies: Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Student Chapter- Vice President Chapter Merit Award 2006,2007,2008

Grow Program, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

During this 3-month program, I received and was trained in creating a sustainable coaching business that helps me to support my clients to.