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 Home > About the Medical Reserve Corps > Skip Payne, M.S.P.H.Lieutenant, U.S. Public Health Service
Lieutenant (LT) Skip Payne serves as a Program Officer in the Office of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps in the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General. He is responsible for helping to develop and implement policies and procedures related to deployment of MRC volunteers who are willing, able, and approved to serve outside their local jurisdiction during a large-scale emergency. LT Payne has been a U.S. Public Health Service officer since 2007, and comes to the Medical Reserve Corps from the US Food and Drug Administration where he served as a Consumer Safety Officer. He was previously a member of PHS Rapid Deployment Force Team 3 (RDF-3), a team comprised of U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) Commissioned Corps Officers who are prepared to respond during a disaster or other public health emergencies. During his service on RDF-3, LT Payne served as the Baton Rouge Federal Medical Station PHS Assistant Safety Officer, responsible for nighttime activities, during the Federal response to Hurricane Gustav. Before joining the U.S. Public Health Service, LT Payne served as a local public health epidemiologist and bioterrorism readiness coordinator for the Seneca County General Health District in Seneca County, OH. He served as a member on the Seneca County’s MRC planning committee and was the first MRC Coordinator for the county. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Management and Organizational Development from Spring Arbor College (now Spring Arbor University), and also holds a Masters of Science in Public Health from Walden University. LT Payne is the father of two handsome young men and has the fortune of a beautiful wife who supports him in all his endeavors. Last Updated on 1/8/2010 |
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