William G. Courtney, DVM, MPH, MA 971 Riada Dr. New Braunfels, TX 78132 Mobile: 830-837-3989 Evening Phone: 830-643-0109 Email: [email protected]

EDUCATION Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas Master of Arts in Legal Studies, Dec 2014 Certified Paralegal in Texas, Dec 2013 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota Master of Public Health - Aug 1991 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Doctor of Veterinary Medicine – May 1980, Bachelors of Science Degree – May 1975

WORK EXPERIENCE President of the Board of Directors, Staff Veterinarian, The Humane Society of the New Braunfels Area, New Braunfels, TX 78130 May 2015 - Present Volunteer Court Advocate/Grants Assistant, The Crisis Center of Comal County, TX Jan 2013 – Present Graduate Assistant, Department of Political Science, Texas State University.

Jan 2013 - Dec 2014

Director of Research and Scientific Services, InGenesis Inc., San Antonio, Aug 2011- Jan 2013 Program manager for company personnel participating in research projects at San Antonio Military Medical Center, Lackland AFB, and the National Institutes of Health. Lead for developing research and scientific studies with government agencies and private companies. Provided oversight and direction for the credentialing of over 1000 scientists and health care workers throughout the United States. Quality assurance director for over 55 government contracts. Chair, Public Health & Preventive Medicine Department and Associate Dean for Public Health; Brooks City-Base, TX Jun 2007 – July 2011 Directed all Air Force Public Health Education and Training, the Department of Defense’s largest clinical reference lab, the Air Force Epidemiology Consulting Service, and the Air Force Advanced Technology Center. Executed a 16 million dollar budget and responsible for 200 personnel (active duty, civilian, contractors) in four separate divisions. Provided significant contributions to the global influenza surveillance program and vaccine development. Oversaw the evaluation of advanced molecular diagnostic equipment for practical applications in Department of Defense (DoD) operations. Built a highly effective team for the surveillance, detection, and control of diseases by merging the Epidemiology Consulting Service with laboratory experts. Developed and managed the Air Force’s first strategic plan for respiratory surveillance and advanced molecular diagnostics. Directed scores of disease cluster and outbreak investigations, including the detection and response to the swine influenza pandemic, contributing significantly to the national and global response and preparation plans. Managed the course development and academic instruction for all public health classes in the Air Force, to include 250 public health officers and technicians plus hundreds more physicians, entomologists, and allied medical professionals annually. Modernized and revised the curricula for Public Health classes. Developed and taught classes on the law and public health crystallizing the connection between the Constitution, Statutes, 1

and Agency rules to community programs. Chair and Program Director of the Veterinary Public Health (One Health) Special Interest Group of the American Public Health Association. Chief, Public Health and Health Promotion for the United States Air Force, and Consultant to Surgeon General for Public Health; Bolling AFB, Washington DC Aug 2003 – Jun 2007 Developed policies and directed execution for all public health, preventive medicine, and health promotion programs for the Air Force affecting 340,000 active duty and 2.1 million beneficiaries at over 75 Air Force installations worldwide, including all contingency bases in support of Air Force operations. Programs included communicable disease control, outbreak investigations, domestic and deployed health surveillance, zoonotic diseases and rabies control, epidemiology, immunizations policies, food safety, facility sanitation, food procurement, occupational health education, bio-agent preparation and readiness, medical intelligence, tobacco use, physical fitness and physical standards. Developed Air Force response plans for potential epidemics and managed the Air Force response to influenza vaccine shortages. Initiated the first standardized Department of Defense level Food Code. Developed and deployed the Air Force Medical Service preparation and response plans for potential epidemics. Updated and published six definitive Air Force policies. Developed and led a spectacularly successful recruitment drive. Career Field Manager for 200 Public Health Officers. Senior Public Health professional among 12,000 medical officers. Consultant to the Air Force Surgeon General for Public Health. Directly supervised eleven professionals. Command Public Health Officer, Air Combat Command; Langley AFB, VA Aug 2001 – Aug 2003 Directed programs for food safety, medical intelligence, immunizations, deployment medicine, force health protection, communicable disease control, occupational health education, physical examinations, and biological warfare and terrorism mitigation efforts for the largest command in the Air Force. Directed the Air Force’s largest and most aggressive anthrax and smallpox immunizations programs. Instituted the Air Force’s largest and most aggressive sexually transmitted infections screening program. Developed and deployed patient decontamination procedures for Air Force. Responsible for the deployment and operations of all Air Force public health and medical entomology assets into the Persian Gulf for Operations Enduring/Iraqi Freedom, contributing to the lowest wartime disease rates in history. Developed and deployed enhanced health surveillance systems for the early identification of diseases and bio events, both in the Persian Gulf and domestically. Consultant to eighteen bases (communities) for post 9/11 preparations, West Nile Virus surveillance, responses to "white powder" incidents, and the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Air Force liaison to the Department of Defense for food safety policies and procedures. Command Public Health Officer, Pacific Air Forces; Hickam AFB, HI Sep 1998 – Aug 2001 Directed food safety, medical intelligence, deployment medicine, force health protection, communicable disease control, immunizations, occupational health education, physical examinations, and biological warfare mitigation efforts for the Air Force Pacific theater. Directed the largest most ambitious and most visible anthrax immunizations program in the Air Force. Developed a checklist for the early detection and mitigation of bio-agents shared Air Force-wide. Created and deployed the first standardized joint health surveillance program and spearheaded the first joint Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine work group to standardize force health protection measures throughout the theater; hailed as critical for the successful humanitarian operations in East Timor and Vietnam. Selected as the Air Force representative to work directly with Hawaiian health officials determining the most effective rabies control methods for imported pets. Advised military leaders on the significance of the initial spread of H5N1 influenza in Hong Kong. Evaluated and initiated occupational health policies in response to Foot and Mouth Disease outbreaks in the Western Pacific. Chief, Air Force Medical Surveillance, Walter Reed Army Medical Center; Wash, DC Jan 1998 – Sep 1998 2

Analyzed multiple sources of health data for trends and to develop prevention programs to enhance the readiness of all US forces. Worked closely with sister-service health professionals and served directly as the health surveillance consultant to the Air Force Surgeon General's staff. Coordinated the standardization of Department of Defense health data reporting and analysis procedures. Served as the principle editor for the Department of Defense Reportable Events manual, and for a comprehensive disease threat guide. Conducted the first in-depth analysis of Air Force health data indentifying numerous data entry errors and structural incompatibilities and set the stage for corrective actions. Calculated the costs of food-borne illnesses to the Air Force and prepared the first recommendation for food irradiation. Analyzed adverse health events subsequent to the anthrax vaccine program, and presented findings to the Department of Defense leadership that was crucial for the successful continuation of the program. Chief, Public Health, Bolling AFB; Washington DC Sep 1995 – Sep 1998 Directed Public Health programs for an Air Force base within the District of Columbia. Managed programs for food safety, facility sanitation, food source approval, immunizations, communicable disease control, occupational health education, physical exams, health surveillance, and outbreak investigations. Led a successful investigation of a food- borne disease outbreak in the Pentagon. Represented the Air Force on a work group evaluating immunizations tracking programs for use throughout all Services. Represented the Air Force Surgeon General on the all-service Armed Forces Pest Management Board. Created the first ergonomics program for Air Force assets throughout the National Capital Region. Created and delivered a customer service course designed specifically for medical treatment facilities, and facilitated the Medical Group’s first strategic plan. Developed a model pediatric blood lead screening program, and a customer service centered rabies control program through active collaborations with local community, state, and sister-service health officials. Chief, Military Public Health; Ellsworth AFB, SD Dec 1992 – Sep 1995 Directed Public Health programs for a large Air Force base encompassing three separate Wings and geographically spread out in four states. Duties included food safety, facility sanitation, food source approval, immunizations, communicable disease control, occupational health education, health surveillance, outbreak investigations, and medical readiness. Considered the top preventive medicine expert among 24 in the Command; hand-picked to deploy to the Persian Gulf to evaluate all Air Force public health programs leading to theater-wide surveillance procedures, upgrades to food vulnerability programs, and the first multi-lingual food handler training. Directed a food-borne illness investigation deemed so professional that the final report was used as a teaching tool by the Air Force training center. Appointed the Medical Group’s Quality Advisor, facilitated the first strategic plan, created and delivered classes praised by leaders, and was a charter member of the Wing’s quality program. Chief, Environmental Health; Izmir Air Station, Turkey Sep 1991 – Nov 1992 Directed Public Health programs for an Air Force and NATO base overseas. Duties included food safety, facility sanitation, food source approval, immunizations, communicable disease control, occupational health education, health surveillance, outbreak investigations, and health promotion. Investigated and resolved a large food-borne illness outbreak. Directed the occupational physical examination program for all Services’ military and civilian personnel. Built a robust collaborative relationship with local, sisterservice, host nation, and NATO health officials. Gained access to local health data previously unavailable to non-Turkish officials. Provided an analysis that demonstrated the true health to Americans compared to their local national counterparts, which quieted fears and halted numerous rumors. Instituted an early version of a computerized trend analysis of sanitation inspection results and provided valuable feedback to facility managers. Chief, Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Surveillance; Clark AB, The Republic of the Philippines Sep 1988 – Aug 1990 Directed Public Health programs for a very large overseas Air Force base in the Philippines. Duties included food inspection and safety, facility sanitation, food source approval, communicable disease 3

control for the largest program in the Department of Defense, occupational health education, travel medicine, health surveillance and outbreak investigations. Directed a very active arthropod-borne disease and vector surveillance program, and rabies control program. Deployed in support of Army and Marine Corp operations in SE Asia and detected and resolved a food-borne illness outbreak caused by contaminated foods. Developed a clever algorithm for interpreting hepatitis B, results used by all providers throughout the medical center. Overcame severe logistical obstacles to complete required initial Hazard Communications training for large-scale industrial operations. Developed fruitful partnerships with sister-service and local national health officials. Assisted in numerous medical capability deployments to communities throughout the Philippines to provide medical and dental care to the indigent population, and received accolades for fostering good will. Chief, Environmental Health; Fairchild AFB, WA Jun 1985 – Sep 1988 Directed Public Health programs for an Air Force base. Duties included food safety, facility sanitation, food source approval, communicable disease control, immunizations, occupational health education, deployment and travel medicine, health surveillance and outbreak investigations. Managed the base’s Human Immunodeficiency Virus program educating the entire base population on preventive measures and assured proper health care of patients and management of contacts in a highly emotionally charged environment. Investigated one of the earliest outbreaks of E. coli O157 receiving national coverage. Shared food safety expertise with local food banks and built a mutually beneficial public health and infection control team with local community health officials. Investigated an asbestos incident and turned a potential public relations fiasco into an opportunity to demonstrate dedication to worker health.

Staff Veterinarian; Antioch, IL Jun 1980 – Jan 1985 Staff veterinarian in mixed animal practice, primarily dairy. The practice included an emphasis on herd health as well as operated a very busy ambulatory large animal practice, plus full scale veterinary care at a fixed facility. The herd health programs included brucellosis certification, tuberculosis accreditation, and Johne’s Disease control, plus interstate and international health certificate preparation in two states. Main veterinarian conducting carcass disposition assessments at slaughterhouses in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

Chief Livestock Coordinator, ServBest Foods Inc.; Chicago IL Jun 1975 – Dec 1975 Coordinated livestock production for a large multi-national meat packing company with facilities in Chicago IL and Port au Prince, Haiti. Managed the importation of swine from the United States, and their growth and reproduction in Haiti to boost the production of pork through meat packing facilities. Managed the safe packaging of perishable animal products for retail sale in both Haitian and US operations.

HONORS Legion of Merit, 2011 Daniel E. Salmon Award, Outstanding Federally Employed Veterinarian, 1993 Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, five oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal, one oak leaf cluster Joint Service Achievement Medal Air Force Achievement Medal, one oak leaf cluster Army Achievement Medal Retired in the grade of Colonel, 31 July 2011 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS President of the Board of Directors, The Humane Society of the New Braunfels Area Board of Directors, Comal County Veterinary Medical Association 4

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine Certified in Public Health, National Board of Public Health Examiners American Public Health Association; Past Chair and Program Director, Current Secretary/Treasurer of the Veterinary Public Health Special Primary Interest Group Texas Public Health Association American Veterinary Medical Association National Association of Federal Veterinarians American Association of Food Safety and Public Health Veterinarians Veterinary Medicine Licensure; Texas and Illinois REFERENCES: Available upon request

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