Brikiti Yohannes

Brikiti Yohannes is the Project Coordinator at the NAHRO. In her current role, she is responsible for support in organizational projects from planning through completion with cross-functional coordination.

Brikiti comes to the NAHRO with years of experience in business operations and event planning. She was previously the Operations Associate at the Manufacturing Institute, the workforce and education partner of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), where she was responsible for streamlining operations and event planning. She also provided administrative and systems support through HQ-based events, contract processing, and financial reporting. She held the title as the Director of Marketing and Outreach for the Activities Programming Board at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she developed marketing strategies with campus partners and co-sponsorships, managed coordinators for graphics and campaigns, and executed a variety of events on campus and in the Richmond area.

Brikiti holds a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management and analytics with a minor in fundamentals of computing from VCU. Outside of work, she can often be found walking, reading, or spending time with her friends and family.