The Frederick National Laboratory’s Project Management Operations Office in partnership with Hood College Graduate School hosts a bi-monthly Project Management Night Out Seminar and Networking Reception.

Project Management Night Out, held in person at Hood College, provides educational and networking opportunities whether you're a certified PMP, just interested in project management, or wanting to know how to better leverage project management in your day-to-day.

These events are open to the public. Each event covers an important project management topic and offers one Professional Development Unit (PDU) for Project Management Professionals (PMPs). Topics range from general project management theory and practice to practical applications in the biomedical sciences. 

Save the date

Topics are still being finalized, but mark your calendars for these future dates:

  • April 8
  • June 10
     

 

Email the Project Management Operations Office at lbrpmoo@nih.gov with questions.

When?

  • Even months of the year
  • On the first or second Wednesday
  • Typically 6-8 p.m.

Where?

  • Rosenstock Hall, Hood College (Frederick, MD)

What?

  • Project management seminar
  • Networking opportunity with heavy hors d'oeuvres
  • $20
  • 1 PDU
  • Pre-registration is requested

Past Events

Michellene Kerr-Gordon standing behind a podium on stage with a slideshow displaying behind her.
Michellene Kerr-Gordon, Manager of Care Delivery Program Management for Bon Secours Mercy Health, discussing dependencies as a way to prioritize during her talk on project managing to lessen stress in the week.
Omega Tawonezvi speaking on a stage next to a podium and a slideshow
Omega Tawonezvi, the Executive Director of Immigrant Community Services, Inc. and doctoral student at Hood College, discussing challenges in resource-constrained environments and applying adaptive project management.
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Samuel C. Okpechi, Ph.D., a post-doc fellow at the Frederick National Laboratory, discussed project management as a pillar for scientific breakthroughs in biomedical laboratories.
Man stands on stage in front of presentation slide
Col. Matt Clark discusses leader and followership principles and competencies that led to success in Operation Warp Speed during the global COVID-19 response.
Group of people smiling at the camera during a networking opportunity
Attendees gather for networking at the Project Management Night Out event.
Man stands on stage in front of presentation slide
Krishna Vadakuttil, IT Project Manager, presented about applying agile project management.
Man stands on stage in front of presentation slide
Prashant Dhillon, Performance Excellence Manager at the Frederick National Laboratory, presented about root cause analysis.
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Brian Crilly, Director of Systems and Software Engineering at Thales Defense & Security, presented about agile vs. traditional.
Networking hour during a Project Management Night Out seminar.
Attendees network during the April Project Management Night Out event.

2025

  • "Project Managing Your Way to a Less Stressful Week," Michellene Kerr-Gordon, MBA, PMP, Manager of Care Delivery Program Management for Bon Secours Mercy Health.
  • "Adaptive project management in resource-constrained environments," Omega Tawonezvi, PMP, PMI-ACP, PMI-RMP, Executive Director of Immigrant Community Services, Inc. and doctoral student at Hood College.
  • "Enhancing team resilience: Risk management within clinical research projects amidst public health emergencies," Jiwan Giri and Cynthia "CK" Osborne, clinical project managers for the Clinical Monitoring Research Program Directorate, Frederick National Laboratory.
  • "Project Managment: An essential pillar for scientific breakthroughs in biomedical laboratories," Samuel C. Okpechi, Ph.D., post-doc fellow, Cancer Research Technology Program, Frederick National Laboratory.
  • "Driving results through crisis and uncertainty: From Operation Warp Speed to the World," Col. Matt Clark, Joint Project Manager for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Medical (JPM CBRN Medical).

2024

  • "Groundhog Day Risk (Haven't We Been Here Before?)," Carl Pritchard, Project Management Trainer at Pritchard Management Associates
  • "CLIA and PM: How a Clinical Lab and Project Management flock together like birds of a feather," Kristen Pike, Associate Scientist at CLIA Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
  • "Unlock the Power of Root Cause Analysis," Prashant Dhillon, Performance Excellence Manager at Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
  • "Agile vs. Traditional: Evolving Project Management Practices for the 21st Century," Brian Crilly, Director of Systems and Software Engineering at Thales Defense & Security
  • "Walk the Talk – Agile Project Management," Krishna Vadakuttil, IT Project Manager