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December Session Instructors

 Andrea ElkinAndrea Elkin, Pmp

Director of Business Systems, Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB)

With over 15 years of experience in associations, Andrea Elkin brings a strong background in communications, event and project management, business systems and association governance. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP), she serves as the Director of Business Systems at the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB). In this role, Andrea provides strategic oversight and leadership for CLARB’s Project Management Office, IT business systems, and volunteer management ensuring that operational and technology solutions and project development align with the organization’s strategic priorities. Andrea plays a key role in optimizing business processes, managing enterprise software applications and supporting digital transformation initiatives that enhance operational efficiency and service delivery to stakeholders.  She also oversees CLARB’s nominations and elections process, acting as the staff liaison to the nominating committee, and leads the organization’s leadership development program.

Erik Hankin HeadshotErik Hankin, PMP

Director of the Center for Professional Excellence, Geological Society of America (GSA)

Erik has over a decade of professional experience planning and executing scientific programs and advancing strategies for Earth and space science talent pool development. He is currently the Director of the Center for Professional Excellence at the Geological Society of America. Previously, he served as the Executive Program Manager for AGU’s Centennial Strategic Initiative, where he launched and managed the suite of programming for the initiative, including the Centennial Grants Program, which was awarded the ASAE “Power of A” Summit Award in 2020. Before working with AGU, he worked at the National Science Foundation and for the White House’s Ocean Science and Technology Interagency Policy Committee.

Erik is an active CESSE volunteer co-chairing the 2026 ACCESSE Program Committee and serving on the 2024 and 2025 committees as well as the previous co-chair of the Education and Training Shared Interest Group. He is a certified Project Management Professional from the Project Management Institute.

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