Donna Vincent Roa, PhD, ABC, CDPM

Project Director , USAID’s Partnerships Incubator

Gaithersburg, United States

A resilient trailblazer in international development, Donna is a renaissance leader driven by causes and innovation. She excels at managing high-stakes, social-impact, and risk-taking projects. Her track record shows a relentless focus on results and innovative strategies that favorably impact the bottom line, operational efficiency, and gender empowement.

Contact Donna Vincent Roa, PhD, ABC, CDPM
Area of Expertise:
  • Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
  • Communications, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
  • Director, CEO, COP, President
  • Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
  • Private Sector, Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility
Professional Experience:

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

CORE COMPETENCIES
Change and Transformation
• Creative resourcefulness for completing sophisticated, multi-year projects on time and under budget, with a deep appreciation and mindset for innovation and process improvement best practices that create efficiencies.
• Certified prompt engineer, passionate AI champion, and start-up and turnaround expert skilled in driving innovation and leveraging cutting-edge technologies to solve complex problems and deliver transformative solutions.
• Financial and risk-management leadership style that drives fiscal responsibility and sound decision-making.
• Best practice brand-building expertise that strengthens an organization's reputation and marketplace appeal.
• Thought leader in creating operational, branding, and communication strategic plans and leading the execution of these priorities for superior results and performance excellence.

Team-Building and Workplace Culture
• Strategic leadership style that fosters an innovative, learning organization and inspires others to translate that vision into action while respecting the organization’s existing cultural legacy and reputation.

External Relations
• Passionate speaker and ambassador who strengthens an organization’s customer and partner relationships and enhances new business opportunities.

Visual Creativity
• Extraordinary ability for capturing, translating, and publishing complex research and information into authoritative and emotionally compelling, high-impact speeches, videos, reports, books, brand identities, and other media.

Education:

University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
PhD Degree, Communication
(Minors: International Trade/Business and Statistics)

Hull University – Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar
(BBC & Yorkshire Television Fellow), Hull, England
Masters Studies, Theatre and Media Production

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
BS Degree, General Studies
(Speech, English, and Broadcast Journalism)

Affiliations and Achievements:

Certified AI Prompt Engineer

Certified Development Project Manager (CDPM)

Accredited Business Communicator (ABC) - International Association of Business Communicators

Association for Women in Communication August, Matrix Award for Professional Achievements in Global Communication (Specific Emphasis: Water and Sanitation)

Certified CSR Practitioner IEMA/Centre for Sustainability and Excellence

Environment Commissioner Jan 2009 – April 2010 City of Rockville – Rockville, Maryland, Mayor and Council-Approved Volunteer

Public Relations Society of America and Public Relations Society of America National Capitol Chapter

International Association of Business Communicators “Best of the Best” Silver Inkwell Award – Science/Environment Communication Strategy; Immediate Past President; President; Vice-President, Special Programs; 500 Club–Lifetime Member; Accreditation; District Par Excellence Award

School of Creative Media, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia International Advisory Committee Member and Mentor for Global Relationship Management Masters Program

Washington Women in Public Relations 2010 and 2011 Woman of the Year Finalist

American Registry of Outstanding Professionals Honored Delegate

National Foreign Affairs Training Center Advanced Training in Bilateral Negotiation

Available for:

  • Job opportunities
  • Being headhunted – make me an offer

Years of Experience:

More than 20 years

Highest Qualification:

Doctorate

Languages:

English, French - basic

Nationality:

United States

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