Mark Tschampl was a Commander in the US Air Force, Security Forces, serving from 1998 to 2005. As a Captain, he was in charge of a 300 person security/law enforcement squadron responsible for the safety and security of a base population of 8,600 and $3 billion in critical infrastructure. He was deployed to Iraq as part of Operations Iraqi Freedom where his leadership was tested under fire when he and his team responded to over 60 enemy attacks.

Mark has a degree in Public Administration and a Master's in Health and Human Performance from Iowa State University. He is a Certified Worksite Wellness Specialist through the National Wellness Institute and he was 1 of only 5 medical civilians selected to attend the 2017 Air Force Medical Executive Skills training program which taught executive level management of hospitals and clinics. He has also attended multiple leadership schools as an officer in the military ranging from basic to advanced leadership curriculums.

For the last 2 years, Mark has been working as a Bureau Chief within the Family and Community Services Division at the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare. Prior to this, he spent 8 years "Caring for America's Heroes" as the Director of the Health and Wellness Center (HAWC) on Mountain Home Air Force Base.

Mark has been recognized for many of his achievements over the years to include being awarded the Medical Senior Civilian of the Year Award for 6 out of 8 years when he was the Director of the HAWC as well as being honored as the Air Combat Command Biomedical Civilian of the Year in 2014. Mark was also instrumental in establishing health policy and strategic planning at the Congressional, DoD, and Air Force levels as a subject matter expert in Health Promotions. In particular, he was 1 of only 12 professionals selected world-wide to implement the Office of the Secretary of Defense's 3 year Health Base Initiate program which comprehensively improved the health of a military base populace through innovative evidence based programs. In fact, the resulting data and feedback from his program was briefed to Congress in 2015 and used to shape current DoD health policy and programs.