Yelak Biru, MSc

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Yelak Biru's journey is one of resilience, strategy, and unwavering determination…

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  • International Myeloma Foundation

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    Member of the Board of Directors

    International Myeloma Foundation

    - Present 8 years 9 months

    Health

    The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of myeloma patients and their families. It is the world’s oldest and largest myeloma organization, reaching more than 195,000 members in 113 countries.

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    NCI Council of Research Advocates (NCRA)

    National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    - Present 4 years 2 months

    Health

    Advisor to the NCI Director - The Office of Advocacy Relations (OAR) manages the NCI Council of Research Advocates (NCRA), the only federal advisory committee comprised solely of advocate leaders at NCI. NCRA convenes around broad cancer research issues and provides the Director with advice and strategic insights from the community's perspective.

    NCRA members are selected for their expert knowledge of research and policy, as well as their ability to represent a broad stakeholder…

    Advisor to the NCI Director - The Office of Advocacy Relations (OAR) manages the NCI Council of Research Advocates (NCRA), the only federal advisory committee comprised solely of advocate leaders at NCI. NCRA convenes around broad cancer research issues and provides the Director with advice and strategic insights from the community's perspective.

    NCRA members are selected for their expert knowledge of research and policy, as well as their ability to represent a broad stakeholder perspective.

Organizations

  • IT Senior Management Forum

    Management Academy

    - Present

    ITSMF - Preparing African-American IT professionals for senior-level responsibility by offering executive career development, mentoring, and networking opportunities for advancing their career.

  • PepsiCo

    Program Lead - Mosaic Mentoring Program

    - Present

  • ACM - Association for Computing Machinery

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    ACM, the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession. ACM provides the computing field's premier Digital Library and serves its members and the computing profession with leading-edge publications, conferences, and career resources.

  • ASUG - Americas' SAP Users' Group

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    An independent, not-for-profit organization of SAP customer companies and eligible third-party vendors that provides education, networking opportunities and a forum for influencing SAP development.

  • PMI - Project Management Institute

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    The organization of choice for project management professionalism. PMI establishes Project Management standards, provides seminars, educational programs.

  • TDWI -The Data Warehousing Institute

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    TDWI (The Data Warehousing Institute) educational institute of business intelligence and data warehousing for executives and professionals worldwide.

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