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Q&A With Dawna Wright

Where have you travel ? Name some great historic places to visit.
" I Have traveled throughout the US and Europe. I lived in Paris for 15 months and visited all of the key points of interest: Eiffel Tower, The Louvre, The Pompidou Centre, etc. I like to visit island nations like Jamaica, Hawaii, Fiji Islands, Mallorca, Spain. " Interviewed by Kaye Vann-Anderson 02/14/11

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Dawna Wright
Project Management Professional, Wright Rx Consulting
Location: Austin, TX United States
Joined: Jan 30th, 2011

About (request update)

CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

International Institute of Business Analysis (#27419), current
Project Management Professional (PMI #252142),2001- current
National Black MBA Association, current
Inbound Marketing Certification, Inbound Marketing University, HubSpot

My Interview Question

What is the title of your favorite book?

Current Whereabouts:

Dawna Wright, MPH, PhD, PMP obtained her doctorate in Health Research Design/Evaluation from the University of Texas at Austin, her master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, and her baccalaureate in Psychology/Mathematics from Carnegie-Mellon University. Dawna is PMI-certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), member of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) and the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA). She specializes in lifecycle management of life sciences development and research projects, business development, proposal and grant writing, strategic planning, and alliance formation. She uses collaborative strategies to reduce cost and time, while fostering communication, innovation, quality, and stakeholder satisfaction. Her expertise includes managing global trials for pharmaceutical industry clients with clinical research operational budgets ranging up to $58 million. She provides meeting facilitation, project milestone, budget and metrics requirements elicitation, change management, risk management, written and oral presentations, and capacity building. Dr. Wright served as an adviser and program evaluator for project teams in academic institutions, in the Texas State Department of Health, in CDC-funded and non-profit program settings. She holds Board positions with Advanced Medical Science located in Stockton, CA, Renascent Health Institute located in New Orleans, LA, with Caligeo Clinical OneVision located in Atlanta, GA, and serves on the International GCP Training Advisory Board of the Association of Good Clinical Practices in Nigeria (AGCPN).

Website:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/dawnawright

Education (request update)

UT at Austin class of 2001

Undergrad Major: Management

Claim To Fame:

Dissertation: The Collaborative Transfer of a Public Health Program

Most Memorable Moment:

University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health Master's Thesis: Marketing Management of Human Services Carnegie-Mellon University Independent Project: Peer Help Counseling Training Program

High School: Winchester-Thurston in Pittsburgh. PA, class of

Experience

I currently work with Wright Rx Consulting as Project Management Professional
I have 10 years of experience working in the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical industry.

Activity

Black Enterprise Small Business Awards Entry Deadline March 15, 2011

The Black Enterprise Small Business Awards were created to provide special recognition to African American entrepreneurs who embody the Black Enterprise entrepreneurial spirit. We are looking for comp ...more
Posted by Dawna Wright on January 30th, 2011 • 718 Views