As Director of the Texas Workforce Commission’s Workforce Development Division Courtney provides oversight and support for workforce services administered and operated by 28 Local Workforce Development Boards in Texas. In addition, Courtney directs the administration of Adult Education and Literacy, Apprenticeship, Texas Veterans Leadership program, and others. For many years prior to state service, she was an operator in the American Job Centers in Austin, Texas and surrounding areas. Courtney is a graduate of Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas.