Julie Abrams joined Healthcare Ready as Associate Director of Programs and Response. Abrams will provide management and leadership for the organization related to supply-chain resilience, healthcare security and equity. She will also participate in the coordination of onsite emergency responses and will oversee Healthcare Ready’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) support staff.

Most recently, Abrams was the director at the Children’s Hospital Association in Lenexa, Kan. where she was responsible for providing leadership and expertise to the Supply Chain Management Forum and partnering with the Children’s Hospital Association on supply-chain oriented projects aimed at reducing costs while maintaining or improving quality of care. Abrams holds a bachelor’s degree from The University of Kansas and an MBA from Baker University.