Debra Keneally

About Debra Keneally

With over 10 years of experience in experiential production and over 20 years of experience in project management, I am a motivational leader who manages teams, process, and projects in diverse and dynamic environments. I currently work as an Associate Director of Project Management at Momentum Worldwide, where I provide strategic and program-level oversight on the agency\'s largest accounts. I specialize in new, complex, or high-risk programs, projects, and clients, and I have a track record of creating workflows and process to improve the employee and user experience. I am passionate about translating high-level goals and priorities into actionable tactics, promoting communication among departments, and being inclusive and growing teams and team members.

Experience

1. Associate Director Project Management

   Momentum Worldwide

   Jan 2020 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Account management - align new workstreams to internal process while providing strategic, program-level oversight on the agency’s largest account - the dynamic Verizon business - while also providing PM duties on highest profile projects- Scope management - Part of the 4-person team that wrote the 2022 $15+m annual 2022 Verizon SOW. Actively work with Ops and Finance to align scope shifts to appropriate swaps or new initiatives- Talent management - grew a newly sought-after project management team each to a promotion. Hiring and oversight of 5+ direct reports including FT and freelance- Resource management - analyze solicited/gathered resourcing data weekly to provide insights to business and creative leadership which results in direct action in talent allocation and hiring activities.

Education

• Hofstra University

  BS, Marketing and TV Production