Dorothy Lowry

About Dorothy Lowry

I have 18+ years of experience and expertise in project and program management, emergency management, disaster preparedness and crisis response. I boast 30+ years of patient and population-based clinical care know-how, including austere care and mass casualty care. I am able to support our clients across a broad range of disaster preparedness, response, and recovery endeavors. I develop, manage, and support project and/or response planning and execution, and I also contribute to any mission in which the delivery of services to people is a component.A firm grounding in outcome-based planning and best-practice research allows me to understand complex problems, prioritize issues and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to find effective, efficient solutions for communities and businesses. My experience in exercise planning, execution, and evaluation allows me to pinpoint areas for improvement or enhancement. I bring seasoned operational and clinical skillsets to the table during disaster response and recovery support in the EOC and in the field. I work with communities and businesses to create or enhance viable, resilient emergency and disaster policies and plans. I help clients achieve their preparedness goals through program analysis, project management, planning, exercise development, and exercise evaluation. Specialties: Project management (PMP Certificate), Emergency management and Disaster Preparedness best-practice and outcomes-based research, expertise in HSEEP (HSEEP certificate), ICS and NIMS, Exercise development, execution, and evaluation, Community education, multi-media presentation development, 18 years in clinical nursing practice in a wide variety of fields including emergency medicine, mass casualty care preparation, community and public health, and education. Additional course work and expertise in radiological hazard preparedness and response, mass trauma care, response to active threat (to include medical planning and response to bombing incidents), Hospital Incident Command (HICS).

Experience

1. Vice President of Health Preparedness Programs

   The Olson Group, Ltd

   Jan 2023 — Present · Alexandria, GA

Education

• Norwich University

  Master of Science, Nursing Administration

  2006 — 2008

• Norwich University

  Master's degree, Bachelor's degree

• University of North Georgia

  Associate of Science, Nursing (RN)

  1987 — 1990

• Norwich University

  Bachelor of Science, Nursing

  2004 — 2006