Ihor (Ziggie) Malyniwsky
Since 1996 Malyniwsky has held the position of Chief, Supply Reduction Section of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), Organization of American States (OAS).
During this time he has directed the activities of the Section to provide technical assistance and training to drug control officers and officials in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. In doing so he expanded the scope and level of activities of the Section by establishing partnerships with other agencies, entities and countries. He has established program activities in response to new threats or needs such as the sale of drugs over the internet and counterdrug intelligence through the establishment of the Andean Regional Counterdrug Intelligence School (ERCAIAD).
Prior to this, he held positions as Executive Secretary to Canada’s Drug Strategy Secretariat; Policy Officer at the Health Protection Branch of Health Canada; Chief of National Narcotic Inspection Services Division of Health Canada; Consultant to the International Narcotics Control Board, and as a Physician Prescribing Investigator for Health Canada.