Kelly Ann Gull, Cae Email & Phone Number

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Develop high quality training and professional development strategies and programs, alongside leadership, for diverse members in the Professional Engineering industry. Manage the education staff team in development, implementation, and evaluation of NSPE national initiatives and programs focused on learning.• Assessed existing programs and technologies to determine effectiveness and impact. • Led a cross-departmental team to develop and execute successfully a reimagined in-person conference securing an overall 3.4 out of 5.0 rating and net promoter score of 35. • Developed and launched newly branded webinar series and standardized evaluation to collect quantitative and qualitative data to determine reach and member satisfaction. • Redesigned NSPE’s learning portal to organize content and establish brand-identity. Working with education consultant, redeveloped emerging leaders program to increase access to mentorship, move course into existing learning portal, and create an alumni group to increase pipeline opportunities for past participants. • Assumed duties to manage affiliate organization winter conference and delivered quality product within a limited timeframe. • Assist with onboarding staff and provide support for state and governance activities including officer state travel program and emergency technical assistance during annual House of Delegates assembly.

Alexandria, Virginia

Serve as principle liaison with the NSPE officers, board, house of delegates and key governance committees including the NSPE DEI Advisory Committee. Manage governance function and provide direct support to the Executive Director and CEO, assisting with projects; interfacing with both staff and volunteer leadership; planning and support of the Executive Director and CEO's efforts (Including management of c-level, senior team and management council); and taking lead on special projects. Provide HR, budget, management, and administrative oversight of the executive office.• Developed and executed the inaugural virtual house of delegates meeting, building an efficient team of staff and adapting policies and procedures for successful electronic delivery and outcomes.• Managed administration of strategic planning process coordinating key stakeholder meetings, organizing record-keeping and document preparation, and creating an online timeline to enhance transparency of development stages. • Served as catalyst and driver in leading association interdepartmental team to develop content and support for officer travel program resulting in improved communications and marketing resources and effective support to partner societies.• Led association in adopting in video-conferencing (Zoom Meetings & Webinars) and online collaboration software (Microsoft Teams) providing training and assistance to colleagues during COVID teleworking. • Rapidly came up to speed and successfully handled high profile events with critical constituencies. • Evaluated and improved outdated processes to improve efficiency and productivity in governance and executive office functions. • Managed one employee.

• Increased by 50% attendance at annual educator conference by developing inclusive programming and providing valued career development opportunities for new and experienced faculty.• Increased by 237% net income earned by annual 400-person educator conference through increased fundraising and implementing cost-saving approaches.• Increased by 540% exhibitor and sponsorship funding of annual educator conference by fostering industry collaborations and partnerships.• Increased by 915% education journal manuscript submissions and grew editorial board by 800% by rebuilding journal structure and developing editor and author expertise resulting in publication’s acceptance in to PubMed and other high-profile indexing services.• Developed three special journal issues on scientific ethics, scientific citizenship and science communication that increased the readership beyond the microbiological sciences.• Trained over 600 domestic and international faculty in science and education topics and developed communities of practice to support program graduates and enhance continued professional development.• Built more efficient teams of staff and volunteers by increasing participation, leveraging expertise and empowering everyone to take ownership and assume more responsibility.• Pioneered the usage of technology to develop event live-streaming and deliver online training to expand community outreach and increase participation beyond face-to-face events.• Led association interdepartmental task forces in social media networks and staff professional development.• Built and nurtured relationships with federal and non-profit agencies and scientific society representatives to develop and share programmatic successes and best practices.• Created extensive marketing campaigns with outreach to new communities and collaborators to expand visibility of programs.• Represented the association at internal and external meetings.• Hired and managed a team of three employees.

Bethesda, Md

• Served as staff liaison to the Minority Affairs and Undergraduate Education Committees, increasing visibility of science education and diversity issues through conference programming and member engagement programs for undergraduate faculty and students.• Implemented programming and marketing of new track-oriented annual convention of up to 3000 attendees to increase researcher and educator attendance.• Organized program planning, logistics, production of meeting resources and provided on-site management for meetings between 100-3000 attendees.• With volunteers, developed inaugural undergraduate student chapter program and undergraduate departmental accreditation program in biochemistry and molecular biology.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Organized political affairs activities for retail florists including coordinating legislative action days, fundraising for political action committee, producing constituent newsletters, and in-kind donation program.• Identified, researched, tracked and reported legislation affecting association members.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Organized fundraising efforts for the American Air Museum in Duxford including high-profile events with celebrities and British royal family members in attendance and implemented direct marketing campaigns.• Planned and executed upscale political and charitable fundraisers.• Attended congressional hearings and wrote detailed hearing reports for clients