Andrew Meyer is a Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) for FEMA Region VII, based out of Kansas City, Missouri.  In this capacity, Mr. Meyer serves as a principal field leader in coordinating the timely delivery of Federal disaster assistance to support state/local government and affected communities throughout Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska.  Prior to joining FEMA, Mr. Meyer managed international humanitarian/emergency response programs with a variety of international non-governmental organizations (NGOs).  He has worked in conflict and disaster zones in Ukraine, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and The Bahamas.  Mr. Meyer has an especially deep connection to Ukraine and the crisis there.  Collectively, he has spent nearly six year in Ukraine – four of which in the conflict zone in the east – and he is a fluent Russian speaker.  Following Russia’s aggressive, unprovoked escalation of hostilities on February 24, 2022, Mr. Meyer founded the nonprofit Stand With Ukraine KC with other Ukrainians and Ukrainian Americans in the Kansas City area.  Mr. Meyer serves as the organization’s Program Director, overseeing humanitarian relief activities in Ukraine and support for recently-arrived refugees in the KC area.  Mr. Meyer holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas in Political Science and International Studies and a Master’s degree in Peace Operations from the George Mason University School of Public Policy in Arlington, Virginia.  Originally from Northern Virginia, Mr. Meyer currently resides in Kansas City with his wife Karina and their infant son Ostap.