Laurie Werner

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Director, Center of Digital and Data Excellence at PATH @ PATH
seattle, washington, united states
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Over the past twenty years, Ms. Werner has focused her career on seeking sustainable solutions to issues related to global poverty and health. She has experience in a variety of areas of international development, including holistic community development, global health, land ownership, agriculture, microfinance, and gender issues. For eight years she served in the leadership of Agros International, as Director of Program and a member of the Executive Leadership Team. She led a multi-faceted program across multiple countries, managing the program implementation and operations in five country offices in Central America and Mexico. Laurie currently works at PATH (a global health organization), initially as a member of the Decade of Vaccines Collaboration (DoVC) Secretariat where she coordinated various working groups of experts and external consultation events to support the creation of the Global Vaccine Action Plan for the next decade. She was then the Global Director (formerly Deputy Director) for the Better Immunization Data (BID) Initiative at PATH, which focused on improving immunization data collection, quality, and use for better decision-making in African countries’ immunization programs. She then joined PATH’s Center of Digital and Data Excellence, first as Director of Program and now as Co-Lead, where she leads the implementation of the updated CoDE strategy, including DEI planning and implementation, programmatic budgeting and work planning, and new business development, as well as continuing to lead a project portfolio of grants focused on increasing data use in health service delivery. Laurie is bilingual in Spanish and English, has a B.A. in Sociology from Whitworth University, and M.P.A. from the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. Specialties: Bilingual in SpanishProgram & Project ManagementInternational DevelopmentGlobal HealthMonitoring & EvaluationStrategic planningBudgeting & financial managementGrant managementProject evaluationStakeholder analysisNeeds assessmentBenefit/Cost analysisStatistical analysisFacilitation of meetings/events/trainingsParticipatory appraisal

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Director, Center of Digital and Data Excellence at PATH
seattle, washington, united states
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Laurie Werner Work Experience Details
  • Path
    Director, Center Of Digital And Data Excellence
    Path Aug 2023 - Present
    Seattle, Washington, United States
  • Path
    Co-Lead, Center Of Digital And Data Excellence
    Path May 2021 - Aug 2023
    Seattle, Washington, United States
    I co-lead PATH’s Center of Digital and Data Excellence (CoDE), where I direct and monitor the implementation of the updated CoDE strategy, including DEI planning and implementation, programmatic budgeting and work planning, and new business development. I also continue to lead a project portfolio, including Data Use Acceleration and Learning and the Data Use Partnership projects, focusing on partnerships with governments as they strengthen their use of digital tools and data to improve health service delivery.
  • Path
    Director Of Program, Center Of Digital And Data Excellence
    Path May 2019 - May 2021
    Greater Seattle Area
    Work across the Center on program quality management ensuring technical excellence in implementation and execution, coordination, and alignment across the work to achieve the goals and objectives of the program and its strategy. This includes the coordination and prioritization of technical resources and working closely with the Director of Operations to ensure seamless connection across operations and technical teams. In addition, develop and lead the Center's integration strategy to build digital and data excellence across PATH and to build partnerships across the organization. Lead a technical portfolio of work related to digital client records, immunization information systems, data use and change management processes, and primary healthcare systems.
  • Path
    Global Director, Bid Initiative
    Path Feb 2016 - May 2021
    Greater Seattle Area
    Laurie is the Global Director for the BID Initiative at PATH, an initiative that focuses on working with Sub-Saharan African countries to improve their immunization data collection and use for better decision-making. Laurie leads the initiative, which includes demonstration implementations in Zambia and Tanzania, a regional Sub-Saharan Africa peer learning network, and global outreach efforts to share lessons learned and materials/tools developed. She leads the BID leadership to develop strategy, translate the strategy into action plans, and the overall coordination of activities and planning. She also works to collaborate with other similar projects across PATH, and in conducting outreach to key stakeholders at the global level.
  • Path
    Deputy Director, Bid Initiative
    Path Oct 2014 - Jan 2016
    Greater Seattle Area
    Laurie is the Deputy Director for the Better Immunization Data (BID) Initiative at PATH, an initiative that focuses on working with Sub-Saharan African countries to improve their immunization data collection and use for better decision-making. She participates as a member of the BID leadership to help develop strategy, translate the strategy into action plans, and provide overall coordination of activities and planning. She is responsible for creating and managing the project timeline and integrated work plan, including tracking of various team activities, key resource allocations, critical-path management, and parallel track planning to ensure milestones and deliverables are constantly defined and monitored across the project. Laurie manages the internal communications tools and processes, and collaboration across BID team and partners, and is overseeing the Monitoring & Evaluation component of the initiative. She also helps with strategic communications and outreach to key stakeholders at the global level.
  • Path
    Operations Lead, Better Immunization Data Initiative
    Path Jun 2013 - Oct 2014
    Greater Seattle Area
    Laurie was the Operations Lead position for the Better Immunization Data (BID) Initiative at PATH, which will focus on immunization data collection and use for better decision-making in African countries’ immunization programs. She participates as a member of the BID leadership to help develop strategy, translate the strategy into action plans, and provide overall coordination of activities and planning. She is responsible for creating and managing the project timeline and integrated work plan, including tracking of various team activities, key resource allocations, critical-path management, and parallel track planning to ensure milestones and deliverables are constantly defined and monitored across the project. Laurie manages the internal communications tools and processes, and collaboration across BID team and partners. She also helps with strategic communications and outreach to key stakeholders at the global level.
  • Path
    Project Coordinator, Decade Of Vaccines Secretariat
    Path May 2011 - May 2013
    Greater Seattle Area
    Laurie served as a member of the Decade of Vaccines Collaboration (DoVC) Secretariat that has been developing a Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) for the decade of 2011-2020. The work has been done through the collaboration of more than 1,100 individuals, representing 142 countries and 297 organizations. Laurie has facilitated processes with two working groups of high-level, global experts (approximately 60 individuals) around topics of vaccine access (pricing, financing and supply) and public and political support to provide inputs into the creation of the GVAP. She has also led on five key consultation events in India, Washington D.C. and New York City, as well as multiple teleconferences, to gather feedback and inputs from key stakeholders. She partners closely on the civil society and donor outreach strategy, to ensure buy-in and support for the process, and has managed the relationship with communications consultants in relation to content development and website management and produced content such as blogs and website text. In this role Laurie has used her project management skills along with her cross-cultural communication and partnership facilitation strengths to help coordinate a global planning process in the global health arena (including working closely with partners at WHO, UNICEF, Gates Foundation, GAVI Alliance, Johns Hopkins University, University of Toronto and others).
  • Agros International
    Director Of International Program
    Agros International Jan 2006 - May 2011
    Greater Seattle Area
    In this position Laurie was responsible for overall program implementation in the five countries where Agros works. Agros does holistic rural community development work in Central America and Mexico, focused primarily on land ownership for poor communities, and helping to create sustainable agricultural communities. Her key activities included the entire program budgeting process, managing the budget throughout the year (developing 7 separate budgets, tracking actual expenses, and projecting future multi-year spending), monitoring and evaluating Agros' program model implementation, and participating on Agros' Leadership team. She directly supervised the five country offices and regional staff in the field. She was the project contact for World Bank award, responsible for managing project, preparing and submitting narrative and financial reports and tracking project budget. She reported key program indicators to the Board of Directors and Program Committee. In this position Laurie used Spanish more than 50% of the time and worked across cultures.She also researched, analyzed and developed new program ideas and possibilities, in order to strengthen and improve Agros' work. She worked closely with strategic partners, and also helped the Resource Development team with key proposals and meetings/presentations with donors.
  • Agros International
    Program Liaison
    Agros International Jun 2003 - Dec 2005
    In this position Laurie managed all the information from the field in relation to the program of Agros. One key accomplishment was to help launch the Noemi Fund (a permanently restricted land fund), through key research and design, to manage the credit activities of the organization. Participated as member of Regional Team of Directors, attending and co-facilitating meetings three times a year. Managed process to create indicators and evaluation tools to evaluate program model. Co-facilitated staff training workshops in Central America. Facilitated organization budgeting process, with country offices and Seattle office, and presented to Board of Directors for approval. Provided key support to organization fundraising staff through facilitating access to needed information on program developments and efforts. Oversaw registration and legal processes in the Agros country offices.
  • The Krista Foundation For Global Citizenship
    Board Member
    The Krista Foundation For Global Citizenship 2003 - 2011
    Served on the Executive Committee, and chaired the Program Committee.
  • Global Partnerships
    Microfinance Evaluator
    Global Partnerships Jun 2002 - Nov 2002
    Conducted an evaluation of a partnering El Salvadoran microcredit program and provided recommendations to strengthen their program. Laurie then helped with the implementation of a jointly created plan to improve the discipline of the microcredit program in its methodology, recovery of loans, and communication and motivation of staff. She also researched impact and outcome assessment tools to be used with Global’s partner programs.
  • Whitworth University
    Adjunct Instructor, Central America Study Tour
    Whitworth University Jan 1999 - May 1999
    Central America
    Led 21 students throughout Central America for 5 months, doing translation, logistics, budget management.
  • Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos™
    Youth Care Worker
    Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos™ Jan 1995 - Jan 1996
    Honduras
    Served as houseparent for 36 teenage girls at center for orphaned and abandoned children.

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Program Development Program Evaluation Nonprofits International Development Proposal Writing Program Management Non Profits Strategic Planning Community Development Grants Global Health Leadership Rural Development Grant Writing Microfinance Ngos Spanish Strategic Communications Research Blogging Statistics Stakeholder Analysis

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