Leilani Schelstrate

Leilani Schelstrate is a skilled Senior Project Manager at the University of California, Los Angeles since September 2022, overseeing portfolio planning and leading governance meetings to enhance cross-organizational collaboration. Previously, Leilani served as Continuous Improvement Project Manager III at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory from July 2015 to September 2022, where responsibilities included managing productivity improvement programs and conducting internal assessments to ensure compliance with industry standards. Leilani also held roles as Subcontract Manager II and Subcontract Manager I at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, excelling in high-volume transaction management and vendor correspondence. Leilani holds a Master of Science in Business Analytics from Indiana University Bloomington and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus on International Business and Marketing from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona.