Ivor Urek

Experience

1. Lead Program Analyst

   Healthcare Ready

   Jan 2022 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   RESPONSIBILITIES: • Manage core programs related to supply chain, and healthcare infrastructure preparedness and response• Provide qualitative and quantitative research and analytic support to the organization’s projects• Support threat assessment and tracking of global vulnerabilities related to project portfolio• Support an ongoing cooperative agreement with the US Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (HHS-ASPR), including providing administrative support to the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council (HPHSCC) • Assist with proposal development and grant submissions to large donors and foundationsPROJECTS: • Analyst for Region V for Kids Supply Chain Assessment project, which assessed supply chain resilience plans for Region V for Kids Pediatric Consortium o Lead analyst for the development of a critical supply list of products required for a pediatric hospital to care for patients in the event of an emergency o Contributing author for Region V for Kids: Supply Chain Assessment • Led content development for Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) Understanding Pharmaceutical Distribution Module 11: Pharmacy Preparedness• Lead analyst for strategic and administrative support for the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Partnership, a public-private partnership focused on increasing the resilience of the US\'s healthcare infrastructure • Led organization of the Fall 2022 Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector Meeting, a 2-day hybrid event attended by more than 100 individuals from the public and private sectors • Developed time-sensitive threat analysis products and regional healthcare infrastructure analysis on request of HHS • Provided response support for multiple emergency responses, including wildfires, Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Fiona o Lead analyst for Healthcare Ready\'s response to Mpoxo Analyst for 2022 pediatric respiratory surge response situation reporting

Education

• American University

  B.A. of International Studies, International Politics

  2009 — 2011

• European University at St. Petersburg

  Russian and Eurasian Studies (IMARES)

  2014 — 2014

• The George Washington University

  M.A., European and Eurasian Studies: Int'l Organization, Diplomacy and Globalization

  2013 — 2016