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Lili-An Elkins
International Affairs Building, 13th Floor
Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs
Phone: 212-854-3213
le11@columbia.edu
Biography:
Lili-An Elkins is a full-time consultant for nonprofit and governmental organizations. Ms. Elkins provides assistance with program design and development, operations, financial management, resource allocations, performance measurement, data collection, resource development, and other programmatic related areas. Ms. Elkins is also an adjunct professor at Columbia University's Executive Program for a Master in Public Administration, where she teaches Financial Management in Government and Nonprofits.
Ms. Elkins served as the executive vice president and chief operating officer for the Transitional Work Corporation for a period of approximately two years. Prior to her work with TWC, Ms. Elkins was the deputy director for the Philadelphia AIDS Consortium, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's HIV Services Planning Coalition, and fiscal agent for the five counties of southeastern Pennsylvania. Ms. Elkins has also worked at the United Nations as an educational program developer and at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, focusing on information technology and data security. Ms. Elkins has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the AIDSFund, an HIV advocacy and fund-raising organization, and as an advisor and adult board member for the Southern New Jersey Region of B'nai Brith Youth Organization. Ms. Elkins was also named the B'nai Brith Alumna of the Year for 1993.
Ms. Elkins, a member of the New Jersey Bar, has her JD from Rutgers University, an MA in public policy and administration from Columbia University, and a BA from Barnard College, Columbia University.