Kara Kenan Email & Phone Number

North Carolina, United States

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

• Develop, direct, and evaluate programs, administrative and program budgets, marketing, and funding development in execution of organization’s vision and mission• Develop, implement, and evaluate strategic plans and initiatives, programs, projects, and research• Relationship development and management of key stakeholder relationships including Board of Directors, Community Partners (including oncologists, primary care providers, nurse navigators, and social work & clinical staff), Staff, Clients, and Volunteers• Identify, Create and Deliver organization’s key programs, including oncology patient navigation, care coordination, case management, resource, education, and financial assistance programs• Provide patient navigation and financial navigation services, cancer coaching and other direct client services• Supervise staff, student interns, work-study students, and volunteers in the execution of tasks and objectives• Develop and direct all data collection, communications, health promotion activities, and publication of pillar content and social media marketing

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)July 2022, Hill Week: Constituent Meetings w/ Senators Tillis & Burr, and Congressman RouzerQuality Enhancement of Nonprofit Organizations (QENO)February 2022 – Present, Invited Nonprofit Business CoachQuality Enhancement of Nonprofit Organizations (QENO)September 2021 – May 2022, Executive Director’s AcademyNational Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)June 2022, Patient Advocate SymposiumAmerican Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO)June 2022, Patient AdvocateAmerican Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS): Workgroup for Clinical Practice Guideline on Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy JANUARY 2021 - Present, Invited Patient AdvocateAmerican Cancer Society (ACS) & New Hanover Regional Medical Center: Hospital Systems Capacity Building, Communities of Practice: Community Breast Health Equity Collaboration OCTOBER 2020 - Present, Invited Community PartnerNorth Carolina Breast Health Equity Summit OCTOBER 2020, Invited Guest"This Is Our Fight: North Carolinians Against PFAS" OCTOBER 2020, Invited Panelist & Community AdvocateLBBC: Knowledge is Power; Understanding Black Breast Cancer OCTOBER 2020, Breast Health Equity Community AdvocateUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW), School of Nursing: Exploring the Effects of Wellness Interventions in a Community-Based Breast Cancer Survivorship ProgramJune 2019 – May 2020, Community Partner & Co-InvestigatorNational Coalition for Cancer Survivorship(NCCS): CPATFEBRUARY 2020 - Present, Patient AdvocateDark Waters: Panel & Private ScreeningFEBRUARY 2020, Invited Speaker & Community AdvocateBreast Cancer Action: Pinkwashing CampaignOCTOBER 2019, Cancer Awareness Advocate, Social Media Influencer & BloggerWILMA Leadership InstituteSEPTEMBER 2019, Emerging Leaders Program GraduateCongressional Visit & Hearing – Committee on Oversight & ReformJULY 2019, PFAS Contaminated Communities Advocate EWG, Toxic Action Center & Clean Cape Fear

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

• Developed and delivered course content for traditional and virtual instruction of First-Year Writing and Upper Division Writing program students aligned with University and department curriculum goals• Provided support for course & department assessment activities, monitoring and evaluation of student progress• Taught Writing in the Health Professions, Writing in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Research and Writing Grants and Proposals, Business and Professional Writing, Writing in the Technical Professions, and College Composition

• Contract Technical Writer specializing in reactor core and new small modular reactor technical design documents and proposals, nuclear power plant owner-operator manuals, and other engineering and design documentation to include policies, procedures, guides, job-aids, and regulatory documents for the NRC and DOE• Communicated and collaborated with Subject Matter Experts (SME) to ensure accurate distillation of complex technical data in regulatory documents and white papers• Provided configuration management and document management & control support to Nuclear Tools and Engineering teams

• Develop and deliver course content for traditional and virtual instruction of First-Year Writing and Upper Division Writing program students aligned with University and department curriculum goals• Provided support for course and department assessment activities• Taught Expository Writing, Writing and Research in the Disciplines, Writing and Inquiry, Argument-Based Research, and American Literature to College Transfer and Early College High School students

Fargo, North Dakota Area

• Held TS/SCI security clearance• Researched, received, analyzed, reported and disseminated mission critical intelligence information• Provided intelligence briefings and trainings to aircrew on a variety of topics, including Area of Operations (AOR), Threat Analysis, Cultural Customs, Current Intel Updates, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE) Training, Weapons and Threat Reviews• Awarded Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal w/ Device, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal w/Bronze Star Device, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Air Force Overseas Ribbon (Short Tour), Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon w/Gold Border, Air Force Longevity Service Award, Armed Forces reserve Medal w/”M” Device, New York Defense of Liberty Award

West Hampton Beach, Ny

• Held TS/SCI security clearance• Researched, received, analyzed, reported and disseminated mission critical intelligence information• Provided intelligence briefings and trainings to aircrew on a variety of topics, including Area of Operations (AOR), Threat Analysis, Cultural Customs, Current Intel Updates, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE) Training, Weapons and Threat Reviews• Awarded Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal w/ Device, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal w/Bronze Star Device, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Air Force Overseas Ribbon (Short Tour), Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon w/Gold Border, Air Force Longevity Service Award, Armed Forces reserve Medal w/”M” Device, New York Defense of Liberty Award

Master Of Arts (M.A.), English Rhetoric & Composition

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature/Letters