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Ms. Eckert earned her Masters of Science degree from Catholic University of America and completed her undergraduate work at Georgetown University, Washington, DC. She is currently Director, Institute for Innovations in Nursing Readiness at the ER One Institute at the Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC where she coordinates projects with private industry and government agencies aimed at improving the disaster preparedness of hospitals and health care providers to provide continuity of care. Ms. Eckert serves as the project manager for the implementation of Defentect’s campus-wide radiation monitoring system at Washington Hospital Center.