[2] Urey completed most of her primary and secondary education in Liberia and Ghana, before leaving for Canada to attend Columbia International College and McGill University in Hamilton, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec, respectively.

In 2010, Urey went on to open The Pet Store - the first post-war veterinary clinic in Liberia, located on 4th Street in Sinkor.

The Pet Store brought relief to many livestock farmers who reportedly were losing their animals due to the lack of veterinary services in the country.

[4] Urey is also the owner of the Liberian restaurant Fuzion d’Afrique, established in 2015 and located in Monrovia, Liberia.

She came second in the election and was publicly praised for effective competition by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who supported her candidacy.