Biography

LaKeshia D. Wood, M.P.A., is NCATS’ ethics coordinator in the Ethics and Management Analysis Branch of the center’s Office of Administrative Management. Wood provides leadership and oversees NCATS’ Ethics Program. The program advises and counsels NCATS staff on financial disclosure, official duty activities, outside activities, and all topics relevant to the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch. She facilitates a wide range of administrative and management initiatives within the Ethics Program.

Wood began her NIH career in 2008 as an ethics specialist with the Ethics Office of the NIH Office of the Director Executive Office (ODEO). She served as the ODEO point of contact for various institutes and centers (the National Cancer Institute, the Center for Scientific Review, the National Institute of Nursing Research, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development). She was also the records and risk management liaison. Wood served on committees and working groups to improve the ethics program administrative processes and procedures.

Wood earned her B.S. in social science from Coppin State University in 2005 and her M.P.A. from the University of Baltimore in 2007.

Professional Interests

Wood’s interests include a wide range of public administration topics, such as leadership, change management, strategic planning and policy development. She fully supports NCATS’ staff to help fulfill the center’s mission.