E. Casey Wardynski (born September 3, 1957) is an American government official, business executive, educator, and political candidate who served as

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Early life and education

Wardynski was born in

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. He earned a Bachelor of Science from the

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, a

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from the

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, and a PhD in policy analysis (economics, statistics, and decision making) from the Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School.

Career

Wardynski served in the

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from 1980 to 2010, including as an operations officer. He retired from the Army with the rank of

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. 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. In 1999, Wardynski developed the idea of ''

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'', a first-person shooter video game series designed as an Army recruitment tool. Wardynski was the CFO of Aurora Public Schools in

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before becoming superintendent of the Huntsville City Schools in

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. Outside of education, Wardynski also worked as the CFO and CEO of FISH Technologies, LLC. Wardynski was nominated to serve as

by President

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and was confirmed to the position on January 2, 2019. Wardynski resigned from his position on the last day of the Trump administration, January 20, 2021. In April 2021, he declared his candidacy for

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in the 2022 election. 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
The clinic
specializes in PRP and Stem Cell therapies, as well as a number of aesthetic services.

References

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