Human Development, Leadership Coaching, Program Management

Pamela A. Bivens

Current Personal Contact Information:

Durham, NC USA

Mobile: 919-***-**** / Email: ******.*.******@*****.*** Webpage: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-a-bivens-pippin-m-a-2273655/ FORMAL EDUCATION

The George Washington University, Washington, DC

Graduate School of Education & Human Development

MA, Education & Human Development / Higher Education Administration Hampton University, Hampton, VA

School of Arts & Letters

BA, Mass Media Arts / Journalism

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Teaching & Leading for Equity Now, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2020 – 2021 Racial Equity Learning Arc, Duke University Office of Durham & Community Affairs, Durham, NC, 2020

Racial Equity Institute (REI), LLC, Groundwater Seminar: Intro. To Race Equity, Durham, NC, 2019 REI, LLC, Phase I Workshop, Durham, NC, 2018

Leadership Journey, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 2014 Management Institute, Los Alamos National Laboratory Leadership Center, Los Alamos, NM, 2000 African American Leadership Institute, University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA), California, 1999 COMMUNITY-BASED VOLUNTEERISM

Advisory Board, Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunities Project, Inc., Atlanta, GA 2020 - Present Advisory Board, Duke Girls on Outdoor Adventure Leadership & Science, 2018 - 2022 Advisory Board, Women's Health Awareness, National Institutes of Health (NIH) – National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 2015 - Present Advisory Board, WUNC - TV/PBS – Black Issues Forum, 2018 – 2022 Board, Jr. Leadership Durham, Inc. – 10th graders focused on local leadership development, 2009 - 2019 Volunteer, Community Health Coalition, Inc., 2014 - 2019 Volunteer, Old North State Medical Society, 2002 - 2012 AWARD

Distinguished Performance Award, Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund Advisory Board Team/ Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), 1998 Pamela A. Bivens 2

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

“Inclusive, Innovative, and Engaging Education on Human Difference,” Equity in Action e-newsletter, Duke University / Health System, Office for Institutional Equity, August 2021

“Feed Your Dreams!” Getting Green, National Society of Black Engineers, Inc., (NSBE) Magazine, Fall 2009

“Investing in Our Most Valuable Asset – A Diverse Technical Staff Member Work Force,” Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), LA-13971…P. Bivens…, 2002

“Laboratory Partners with Morehouse College,” Inside STB, Vol. 7, No. 3, LANL Publication, Fall 2001

“National Consortium Provides Opportunities for Minority Graduate Students in Science and Engineering,” Inside STB, Vol. 7, No. 2., Summer 2001

“Changing the Face of the 21st Century Workforce at LANL,” Inside STB, Vol. 7, No. 1., Fall 2000

“Achieving Workforce Diversity Through Strategic Program Initiatives,” National Association of Minority Engineering Program Administrators (NAMEPA), Atlanta, GA, January 1999 Conference Proceedings, March 2000

“Creating a Competitive Edge,” Last Word, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Article, 11/11/1999 SELECT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“Creating a Diversity First Culture” panel, 20th Annual National Diversity and Leadership Conference, Dallas, TX, April 2024

“Our Media Landscape: Take Two On Cultural Communication,” Eighth Annual Soft Skills for STEM

(S3TEM) Workshop, Atlanta, GA, February 2024

“Employee Affinity Groups (EAGs),” Association of Independent Research Institutes (AIRI), Washington, DC, September 2023

“Unconscious Bias,” Southern Virginia Health (SOVAH), (Virtual), Danville, VA, September 2023

“Diverse Treasures: Valuing the Hidden Gems in All of Us,” Sixth Annual S3TEM Workshop, Atlanta, GA, February 2023

“Cross-Generational Communication,” The Young Exceptional Professionals Series (Virtual), Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, S3TEM Workshop, July 2021

“Innate and Adaptive Immunity: Cultural Agility is in Our Human Design,” Virtual Fifth Annual S3TEM Workshop, February 2021

“Algorithm Bias,” Fourth Annual S3TEM Workshop, Charlotte, NC, February 2020 Pamela A. Bivens 3

SELECT RESEARCH & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS cont.

“Cross-Generational Communication,” Third Annual S3TEM Workshop, Atlanta, GA, February 2019

“A World of Difference: Cultural Competence in STEM,” Second Annual S3TEM Workshop, New Orleans, LA, February 2018

“Preparing for the Minority Medical Community: The Student National Medical Association (SNMA),” Conference, National Association of Medical Minority Educators, Inc., Baltimore, MD, September 2002 SCHOLARSHIP & FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund Advisory Board Team / Los Alamos National Laboratory

(LANL) Foundation, NM, 1998

National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering & Science, Inc. (GEM), 1997 - 2002

National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC), 1997 - 2002 Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), 1997 – 2002 ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP

Assistant Director for Diversity and Inclusion, Duke University / Health System (DUHS) Office for Institutional Equity, Durham, NC, 6/2015 – 4/2022

Managed the strategic, instructional design, deployment, and delivery of the required DUHS, Joint Accreditation approved, online and in-person staff diversity curriculum to small and large groups as aligned with DUHS mission, vision, and values.

Trusted advisor to senior leaders and internal and external partners/stakeholders.

Communicated, facilitated, and coached on diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), belonging, intersectionality, LGBTQ+, microaggressions, racial injustice, etc., throughout the enterprise.

Key liaison and chair the OIE DUHS Curriculum Development Steering Committee.

Managed and deployed quarterly Train-the-Trainer sessions for volunteer diversity educators.

Strategically influenced across the enterprise to develop, implement, and execute DEI initiatives.

Led and managed change via trusted partnerships with service on four Human Resources, Health System, and School of Medicine Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Manager, Undergraduate Medical Education, Baylor, Scott & White Health and Texas A&M - Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Dallas, TX, 3/2014 – 2/2015

Managed seven staff to support and coordinate medical education in each specialty.

Organized and monitored national student exams and simulations for undergraduate curriculum compliance with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).

Compiled and reported data / metrics to leadership and at organizational meetings. Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Trinity Washington University, Washington, DC, 9/1994 – 9/1996

Collaborated across the leadership to institute campus-wide academic and community initiatives.

Served as advisor to the Black Student Alliance (BSA).

Assisted in the Middle States accreditation preparation and process.

Managed the Study Abroad and Internship auxiliary programs.

Researched and presented academic findings on women of color in academe at an international women’s conference, El Paso, TX.

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PROFESSIONAL / CONTRACTUAL EXPERIENCE

A Bivens Collective, LLC, Principal and Founder, 3/2024 - Present Director, Diversity in STEM Education (remote contract), Soft Skills for STEM (S3TEM) / Los Alamos National Laboratory, Nevada Test Site, Las Vegas, NV, 2/2017 - Present

Lead educator on curriculum laser focused on cultural and other dimensions of human difference.

Collaborate and strategize with university and federal partners to enhance and innovate the annual Lessons Learned and other workshops.

Curate and deliver evidence-based, interactive in-person, hybrid, and virtual curriculum for the annual two-day Lessons Learned Workshops and The Exceptional Young Professional Series for student interns at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM. Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Programs, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Headquarters, Chevy Chase, MD, 5/2022 – 3/2024

Strategically led the change management of DEI in the curriculum, policies, and guidelines across the organization to develop, implement, and execute DEI goals and programs in alignment with the newly approved organizational values.

Managed, curated, and delivered the strategic, instructional design of online/on-demand and in- person DEI blended curriculum to intentionally foster a culture of engagement and trust.

Collaborated with leadership to embed organization-wide DEI goals throughout each department with interactive opportunities for awareness, engagement, and self-reflection.

Trusted advisor to senior leaders, colleagues, and internal and external partners.

Communicated, facilitated, and coached on DEI to include implicit bias, microaggressions, intersectionality, LGBTQIA+, community, cultural competence, etc.

Key liaison to, and managed, four Employee Affinity Groups (EAGs) to further enhance the engagement of employees in the cultural change management of the Institute.

Refined and updated People and Culture departmental policies and guidance for equitable and inclusive language.

Invited nationally recognized speakers to enhance awareness of dimensions of human difference. Division Administrator, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, 7/2012 - 2/2014

Managed departmental operations and federal and other research grant awards. Administrative Coordinator / Master Trainer, Patient Safety Center, Duke University Health System

(DUHS), Durham, NC, 7/2007 - 3/2011

Coordinated / trained on the federally funded U.S. Department of Defense, Patient Safety Office Team Strategies & Tools to Enhance Performance & Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS™) curriculum.

Collaborated to develop a cultural competence training module specifically for DUHS.

Collaborated on development and deployment of patient safety training grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, The Duke Endowment, and GlaxoSmithKline, in partnership with UNC Health.

Diversity Staffing Recruiter (Contractor), Human Resources, IBM, USA, Research Triangle Park, NC, 10/2006 - 3/2007

Collaborated with senior managers and hiring partners to source talent.

Developed and sustained collaborative partnerships, via the award-winning Project View Plus Program, to include the National Society of Black Engineers, Inc. (NSBE). Pamela A. Bivens 5

PROFESSIONAL / CONTRACTUAL EXPERIENCE cont.

Sr. Manager, Corporate Relations, National Society of Black Engineers, Inc. (NSBE) World Headquarters, Alexandria, VA, 9/2004 - 9/2006

Managed the department budget and two corporate relations associates.

Managed small and large grant development opportunities for capacity building.

Managed the Board of Corporate Affiliates (BCA) via quarterly meetings.

Strategically increased the BCA from 40 to 52 members to sustain enduring corporate capacity for scholarships, technical competitions, leadership, and professional development.

Managed BCA corporate partnerships, and in-kind giving, to include 3M, Apple, Boeing, Clorox Company, Dell, Exxon, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft Corporation, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, U.S. Navy, Verizon, Walt Disney Company, Weyerhauser, Xerox, etc.

Planned and deployed the annual national convention career and college fairs, and six small regional conferences.

Human Resources Specialist, Diversity, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Headquarters (Secret Clearance), Arlington, VA, 11/2003 - 8/2004

Strategically recruited and sourced students of diverse backgrounds for summer internships in the federal Student Employment Program (STEP) in aviation science, business management, etc.

Collaborated cross-functionally with the Office of Civil Rights and United States airports.

Attended national conferences and meetings.

Research Associate / Program Manager, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Sheps Center for Health Services Research, Chapel Hill, NC, 11/2002 - 8/2003

Managed and administered the $6MM Project EXPORT NIH - National Center for Minority Health & Health Disparities (NCMHD) grant in partnership with Shaw University.

Planned and deployed community engagement events to create awareness of and education on eliminating health disparities.

On Loan - Program Administrator IV, Affirmative Action and Diversity Program Office, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (L Clearance), U.S. Department of Energy, Livermore, CA, 2000 - 2001

On loan from Los Alamos National Laboratory, to design a “Strategic Recruitment Initiative for Women and Students of Color.”

Program Administrator IV, Los Alamos National Laboratory (L Clearance), U.S. Department of Energy/ University of California, Los Alamos, NM, 1/1997 - 10/2002

Administered the recruitment and science education development of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students and faculty into the Historically Black Colleges & Universities

(HBCUs) and Mentored Collaborative Research Programs (MCRP) in the Science & Technology Base-Education Program Office.

Managed the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Congressionally approved Science Education program budget.

Recruited and managed students and faculty from Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), HBCUs, Tribal Colleges (TCs), and national student and professional interest organizations.

Led and managed organizational climate change on two Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

Served on search committees for leadership positions. Passport is current for international, cultural program development and sustainability.

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