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Revision as of 16:57, 6 March 2009
Garrison K. Courtney is the current Chief of Public Affairs of the Drug Enforcement Administration, an agency of the United States Department of Justice.[1]
Courtney was the Seattle District public affairs director and regional spokesperson for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) for Northern Idaho, Washington and British Columbia. When INS became part of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Courtney moved to Washington in September, 2004, to become the first press secretary for the Border and Transportation Security Directorate.[2] He did a nine month stint as a press secretary for Rep. Katherine Harris (R-Florida), beginning in November, 2004.[3]
Courtney started his career in journalism as a reporter and television weather anchor for CBS affiliates in several states, including KPAX-TV in Missoula, MT and KVAL-TV in Eugene, OR. He is a graduate of the Broadcast Journalism Department at The University of Montana and is currently a Master of Public Policy candidate at George Mason University. Courtney attended MSU-Northern in 1996 and was the editor of NoMoCo, the school paper.[4]
References
- ^ Drug dealing doctor or compassionate caretaker? Miami jury to decide in death of West Palm Beach man, Vanessa Blum, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, February 17, 2009
- ^ Class notes, The School of Journalism at the University of Montana.
- ^ Harris' staff quick to quit; They leave for better jobs, Katherine Harris says, but turnover worries watchers, Jeremy Wallace, Sarasota Herald Tribune, 28 November, 2005.
- ^ A Northern Tidbit, Bill Lanier, Northern Network News, the official newsletter for MSU-Northern, April 20, 2007, p. 4.