[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 66 (Thursday, May 10, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E763]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      IN RECOGNITION OF THE RETIREMENT OF DR. CHRISTOPHER T. JONES

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 10, 2012

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I ask for the House's attention 
today to honor Christopher T. Jones as he retires from the Center for 
Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, Alabama.
  Dr. Jones joined the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal 
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as Superintendent for the CDP on 
August 3, 2008.
  He began his public service career with the Department of the Army 
Medical Command, following successful completion of active duty as a 
U.S. Naval Medical Service Corps officer. Dr. Jones then served as 
Deputy Under-Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security) liaison to 
the U.S. Public Health Service's Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry, where he worked collaboratively with Federal and 
State agencies addressing high-risk public health issues arising from 
releases of military compounds, to include weapons of mass destruction 
components and military munitions.
  Dr. Jones earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences from 
Fairmont State College and a Master of Science degree in Occupational 
Health from West Virginia University. Additionally, he holds an MBA 
from Florida Institute of Technology, with an emphasis in federal 
procurement and earned a Doctorate of Education from George Washington 
University's Executive Leadership Program. He graduated in 2010 from 
the Executive Leadership Program, Center for Homeland Defense and 
Security at the Naval Postgraduate School. He's a member of the Academy 
of Management and a recipient of The Surgeon General of the Army 
Commander's Award for Civilian Service.
  As Superintendent for the CDP, Dr. Jones brought leadership to 
workforce, operational and contracting challenges. Dr. Jones greatly 
helped in achieving the mission of the National Training Program and 
institutionalizing the CDP as the Nation's premier first responder 
training center in the United States. A native West Virginian, Dr. 
Jones is married with three children.
  Mr. Speaker, I offer my congratulations to Dr. Jones and thank him 
for his outstanding service to our community and our Nation.

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