Kijafa Dickinson Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

- Provide communications and Policy support to the Epi-X program and the Situation Awareness group within the Division of Emergency Operations at CDC.- Serve as editor for Epi-X reporting, including submissions from the 6,000 domestic and international users.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Responsible for leading communications efforts for the Logistics branch of the Division of Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS) that manages and distributes over $4.5B in medical countermeasures. • Lead the implementation and execution of internal communications plans for the Logistics branch to include the utilization of new communications technologies (i.e. intranet, blog, virtual meetings, Twitter, Facebook and others) in addition to traditional communications resources. • Establish and execute an aligned employee communications strategy to engage multiple employee audiences• Provide strategic communications support to leadership and serve as a strategic counselor on key issues that affect the division, employee relations, agency and congressional audiences, and provide media relations support to include media training for executive leadership. • Work collaboratively with other divisional communicators in developing division level plans, events and responses to congressional inquiries.• Serve as the Public Information Officer (PIO) for DSNS before, during and after a public health event in order to filter and respond to media inquiries.• Develop and disseminate communications material using: news releases, Internet, Website, multimedia, electronic and printed material. Work with a subject matter experts to translate complex scientific, epidemiologic and medical information into concise, clear language and message that can be readily understood by diverse audiences. • Serve as point-of-contact and first recipient of policy documents (internal and external) that require DSNS Logistics comment. Field and distribute such documents to SMEs within the department to ensure adequate evaluation on policy documents have been completed.• Track, analyze, and audit campaign and program activity.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Lead policy and communications efforts for the Biosurveillance Coordination Unit (BCU) at CDC.• Developed and distributed various communications that outline: changes in BCU policy at CDC, The National Biosurveillance Strategy for Human Health, The Biosurveillance Concept of Operations and other biosurveillance activities in accordance with internal and external collaborative agreements.• Develop briefing and communications material for the Director, Deputy Director and other executive staff of the Biosurveillance Coordination Unit for internal audiences, external partners and congressional inquiries.• Served as first point-of-contact for BCU web communications and as the content provider for electronic communications to include oversight in the development of a BCU intranet and internet site. Served also as web designer for the BCU internet page to include complete coding and development of a BCU internet site housed on cdc.gov.• Provided guidance and communication to representatives of federal, congressional and other legislative bodies.• Developed CDC response strategy for congressional inquiries to include: written inquires, congressional testimonies and media requests for information.• Serve as point-of-contact for all policy review/clear documents (internal and external) that require BCU comment. Field and distribute such documents to SMEs within the department to ensure adequate evaluation on policy documents have been completed.• Represent BCU and lead various workgroups meetings that encompass a cross divisional, interagency and multi-level governmental audience.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Serve as the liaison to the Excellence in Learning Council.• Develop and implement Excellence in Learning Council workgroup meetings, which decide the implementation of any workforce development initiatives.• Provide strategic communications and develop internal communications plans to communicate changes and implementation of workforce related programs and services.• Provide statistical data and analysis of training participants to support the validity and/or continuance of training mechanisms.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Develop company wide executive messages for the Vice President of Corporate Safety, Security and Compliance.• Manage and expand the Corporate Safety, Security and Compliance web portal.• Develop and implement employee communications initiatives to all frontline employees concerning compliance of federal regulations.• Serve as liaison to the Federal Aviation Administration on behalf of Corporate Safety.• Create communications for the FAA on behalf of Delta Air Lines, Inc.• Provide vital communications to FAA regarding passengers carrying hazardous material and assist with any legal action taken by FAA. (IATA certified).• Develop an Access database management system to monitor and track all compliance related issues throughout Delta’s domestic network.• Provide thorough analysis of raw data and present to management any changes or trends in compliance as well as the overall progress of the program.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Issue press releases, memos, and other written communications on behalf of Network Sales, Consumer Marketing, Reservations, and the Chief Marketing Officer.• Coordinate special events for Corporate Communications on behalf of Consumer Marketing.• Develop and execute communications plans for Consumer Marketing while reporting to the Director of Marketing Communications.• Assist in communications plans through the submission of written material for both Delta’s internal publication (News Digest) and Delta’s external publication (Sky Magazine).• Assist in Communications initiatives that market and strengthen the Delta brand.• Manage global media office. Monitor and retrieve Delta coverage from both national and international media. • Act as primary contact for all PR agency needs. Maintain and address all budgetary concerns regarding agency involvement in communications and marketing initiatives.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Coordinate and develop news/media presentations to managerial, executive, and supervisory staff along with the Chairman/CEO. Track and distribute news stories and breaking news about the airline industry, specifically Delta Air Lines, Inc.• Coordinate and issue press releases, official statements, and media information concerning Delta Air Lines and Delta related ventures while reporting directly to the Director of Internal/External Communications.• Interacting with media on both a national and international level, specifically Latin America and Europe.• Assist in the development of printed materials as well as official materials from and within Delta Air Lines, Inc. Publish, monitor, and update Delta’s online information page Deltanet.• Manage, market, and develop the Internal Corporate Communications FYI site. This site updates representatives, managers, and the executive staff of talking points, corporate statements, and upcoming events for the communications staff.

Mba, Business Administration

Ba, Industrial Psychology

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