Project Management Professional
A certified Project Management Professional with over 25 years of experience leading project teams, aligning key stakeholders, project planning and execution, effectively communicating progress, and measuring project outcomes for global multi-national corporations, governmental and not-for-profit organizations in North America and EMEA. Service to the project/program management profession world-wide includes leadership roles at the Project Management Institute (PMI) Educational Foundation (PMIEF). The PMIEF delivers its mission through the application of project management in youth and youth-serving nonprofits, including integration of project management into secondary school curricula. Deena also contributes her professional expertise as a project management teacher/trainer, author, and speaker. She earned her Master degree from Johns Hopkins and Bachelor degree from Brandeis University, previously worked with the American Red Cross and the Middle Eastern Technical University in Ankara. Ms. Gordon Parla joined TransCentury since 2018.