Courtney joined CDCB in May 2023 as a Data Support Specialist. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in animal sciences from Cornell University in 2018 and earned a Master’s degree in animal sciences from Texas Tech University in 2020 with a study that focused on calf health. After her Master’s, Courtney returned to her family farm in New Windsor, Md., where she was in charge of the DNA sampling and submission of animals and also assisted in making breeding and culling decisions based on genomic information.