PNNL

Nana Mills is a Financial Coordinator at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI) in College Park, Maryland. In this role, she provides comprehensive project coordination and operational support for a diverse portfolio of sponsored projects at JGCRI by serving as a key resource for management, principal investigators, and technical staff at JGCRI, helping ensure projects are delivered effectively according to their specific goals and carried out consistently in the following areas: business and program management; accounting and budgeting; proposal and funding contracts; purchase requisitions; acquisitions and sales; quality assurance; environmental health and safety; security/safeguards.

Her role includes daily coordination in core functional areas, including developing and maintaining project plans, budgets, staffing structures, and procurement activities. She monitors project progress to ensure tasks stay on schedule and within scope and proactively identifies and addresses potential issues to resolve obstacles. She additionally facilitates clear succinct communication with both internal and external stakeholders to constantly ensure smooth execution throughout the project life cycle and in alignment with PNNL’s institutional systems and requirements.

JGCRI is a partnership between PNNL and the University of Maryland (UMD) and resides within the Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate (EBSD) in the Global Change Division (GCD).

• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
• Charity Events
• Confluence
• Coordinating Activities
• Event Planning
• Microsoft Applications
• Operational Support
• Operations Administration
• Organizational Capabilities
• Project Coordination
• Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
• Project Management Skills
• Project Management Training
• Project Status Reporting
• Project Support
• Proposal Coordination
• Proposal Preparation
• Purchase Planning
• Purchase Requisitions
• Schedule Planning
• Staff Administration
• Teamwork
• Tracking Solutions
• Training Coordination

• Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies, London Metropolitan University, UK
• BA in Legal Studies, University of Greenwich, UK

• Member, Project Management Institute (PMI), 2019 – Present
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), PMI
• Member, Women of Project Management (WOPM), 2023 – Present

• Operational Excellence Award, Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate (EBSD), PNNL, 2024