Leslie Dawkins, Six Sigma, Lean Six, ITIL

Leslie Dawkins is an experienced Six Sigma, Lean Six, and ITIL professional. Leslie has worked in various roles in the communications and public relations fields since 2009.

In 2021, Dawkins began working as the Director of Communications for LMD, where they were responsible for developing PR strategies, reputation management, and social media programs for clients in all industries. Leslie also served as the Director of Communications for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, where they identified and executed marketing techniques with demonstrated effectiveness among audiences.

In 2020, Dawkins worked as the Communications Manager for Breck Inc., where they led and implemented communications and public relations tasks for Federal clients, as well as supported marketing and communications projects for Breck corporate. Additionally, they were the Communications and Outreach Manager for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), where they supported in communicating, in a systematic and consistent way, with multiple stakeholders about cross-cutting issues.

From 2016-2019, Dawkins worked for the United States Department of Defense. Leslie was the Strategic Communications Program & Project Manager for the Defense Suicide Prevention Office, where they developed communications and outreach strategies that created awareness about DoD’s suicide prevention, intervention and postvention efforts. Leslie was also the Strategic Communications Lead for Diversity & Inclusion, Equal Opportunity, where they guided the development of strategies and communications plans, conducted analyses, defined strategic direction, and provided oversight, evaluation, and strategic messaging.

In 2019, Dawkins was a Diversity and Inclusion Freelance Content Producer and Writer for Diversity and Inclusion Television.

In 2013, Dawkins worked as the Strategist and Digital Communications Director for a nonprofit, where they worked with non-partisan federal, state and local legislation on the Hill to evaluate policies and led the strategy of online communications and marketing efforts.

From 2012-2009, Dawkins worked for the U.S. Army Office of the Chief of Public Affairs/Online & Social Media and Engility Corporation as the Content and Video Manager, Producer and Editor for Army.mil. Leslie also worked for Computer Sciences Corporation and Transportation Security Administration as the Web Portal Content Manager/Communications.

Overall, Leslie Dawkins has worked in a variety of roles in the communications and public relations fields since 2009.

Leslie Dawkins' education history includes a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Maryland Global Campus, obtained between 2003 and 2009. Prior to that, they attended the University of Richmond for one year, studying Architecture in 1997-1998. Leslie also attended Matoaca High School from 1983 to 1987. In 2011-2012, Leslie attended The National Graduate School of Quality Management (NGS) for Quality System Management. Additionally, Leslie has obtained certifications in Digital Analytics Fundamentals from Google Analytics Academy in October 2013, Information Technology Infrastructure Library v3, and Six Sigma/Lean Six Sigma, Green Belt.