Casey Wardynski
{{Short description|American government official (born 1957)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Casey Wardynski
|image = E. Casey Wardynski official photo.jpg
|office = Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
|president = Donald Trump
|term_start = January 16, 2019
|term_end = January 20, 2021
|predecessor = Debra S. Wada
|successor = Agnes G. Schaefer
|birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1957|9|3}}}}
|birth_place = Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|education = United States Military Academy (BS)
Harvard University (MPP)
RAND Graduate School (PhD)
|allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
|branch = {{army|United States}}
|serviceyears = 1980–2010
}}
E. Casey Wardynski (born September 3, 1957){{Cite web|title=Wardynski, E. Casey|url=http://www.poles.org/db/w_names/Wardynski_EC.html#:~:text=Casey&text=Born%20Sept.,:%20Casey,%20Jennifer,%20Christian.|access-date=2021-05-03|website=www.poles.org}} is an American government official, business executive, educator, and political candidate who served as Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs).
Early life and education
Wardynski was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy, a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a PhD in policy analysis (economics, statistics, and decision making) from the Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School.{{Cite web|title=Wardynski, E. Casey|url=http://www.poles.org/db/w_names/Wardynski_EC.html|access-date=2021-05-03|website=www.poles.org}}{{Cite web|date=2021-04-29|title=Former Huntsville Superintendent Casey Wardynski running for Congress|url=https://www.al.com/news/2021/04/former-huntsville-superintendent-casey-wardynski-running-for-congress.html|access-date=2021-05-03|website=al|language=en}}
Career
Wardynski served in the United States Army from 1980 to 2010, including as an operations officer. He retired from the Army with the rank of colonel. Wardynski was also a professor of economics at the United States Military Academy and served as the director of the school's office of economic and manpower analysis.{{Cite web|title=West Point Sees Low Military Retention|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9539734|access-date=2021-05-03|website=NPR.org|language=en}} In 1999, Wardynski developed the idea of America's Army, a first-person shooter video game series designed as an Army recruitment tool.{{Cite web|title='Smart Bomb': Inside the Video Game Industry|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5011925|access-date=2021-05-03|website=NPR.org|language=en}}{{Cite news|last=White|first=Josh|date=2005-05-27|title=It's a Video Game, and an Army Recruiter|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2005/05/27/its-a-video-game-and-an-army-recruiter/55e4745a-5e0d-494a-90f6-cb7abec1f132/|access-date=2021-05-03|issn=0190-8286}}{{Cite book|last1=Tiemeyer|first1=Peter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v4HfAAAAMAAJ|title=Financial Management Problems Among Enlisted Personnel|last2=Wardynski|first2=Casey|last3=Buddin|first3=Richard J.|year=1999|publisher=Rand|isbn=978-0-8330-2735-1|language=en}} Wardynski was the CFO of Aurora Public Schools in Aurora, Colorado before becoming superintendent of the Huntsville City Schools in Huntsville, Alabama. Outside of education, Wardynski also worked as the CFO and CEO of FISH Technologies, LLC.
Wardynski was nominated to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) by President Donald Trump and was confirmed to the position on January 2, 2019.{{Cite web|date=2019-01-04|title=Shelby applauds Alabama's Casey Wardynski being confirmed as assistant secretary of the army|url=https://yellowhammernews.com/shelby-applauds-alabamas-casey-wardynski-being-confirmed-as-assistant-secretary-of-the-army/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Yellowhammer News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2018-06-04|title=Former superintendent nominated for Army post|url=https://www.al.com/news/2018/06/former_huntsville_superintende.html|access-date=2021-05-03|website=al|language=en}} Wardynski resigned from his position on the last day of the Trump administration, January 20, 2021.
In April 2021, he declared his candidacy for Alabama's 5th congressional district in the 2022 election.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-30|title=Former Huntsville City Schools superintendent running for Congress|url=https://whnt.com/news/former-huntsville-city-schools-superintendent-running-for-congress/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=WHNT.com|language=en-US}}
Wardynski currently serves as the CEO of Regenesis Stem Cell Center in Huntsville, AL. Having been over Army healthcare during his time as Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) and involved in executive positions before, he merged his experience into this current role. [https://drregenesis.com/ The clinic] specializes in PRP and Stem Cell therapies, as well as a number of aesthetic services.
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