Ellen A. Colket

Experienced in program and financial management, with a strong emphasis on strategic planning, leadership development, and project delivery. Accountable for overseeing financial planning, reporting, monitoring, risk mitigation, and investment management within USA Swimming and specifically PVS. Ensuring compliance with financial and investment strategies, policies, procedures, conducting routine reviews with key stakeholders, and managing for short- and long-term goals are critical components of the role.

• Managed a global program management organization accountable for streamlining the development and commercialization of cell, gene and viral therapies for clinical and commercial drugs worldwide;
• Improved turnaround time for proposal, contract, project management, quality and product delivery processes by 2 weeks;
• Launched and led the development of a Cell Therapy Lifecycle roadmap from process development through product decommissioning;
• Initiated and led the development of strategic plans, business outlooks, and risk mitigation plans in coordination with Sales and Finance business development teams;
• Global Operations Manager for a $45M budget - providing business outlook, forecasts, and insights to CEO and COO regarding short and long term outcomes;
• North America Regional Manager responsible for $20M operation; Negotiated contracts with leading multi-national clients;
• Lead teams in the delivery of organizational, safety and leadership consulting programs;
• Developed and implemented training courses to further educate Global Business Unit Leaders and consultants;
• Senior Customer Interface between pharma clients and internal teams to improve communications regarding clent expectations and guidelines;
• Managed vendor relations, budgets, processes and projects from inception to completion;
• Developed and implemented Program Incentive programs for multi-million dollar Oil and Gas projects;
• Developed and executed a Covid relief program that provided more than $200,000 in financial relief to all Potomac Valley Swim clubs;
• Launched the PVS Athlete Scholarship program to support and recognize outstanding High School seniors with financial scholarships.
• Member of Professionals In Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industry (PPBI) Group
• Corporator and Board member for Archdiocese of Baltimore
• Co-author of High Performance Teambuilding White Paper
• Leadership Council Member - Southern Methodist University
• USA & NCAA Official - Nationally certified official, evaluator, and instructor