Anna Fitch Courie

Chief Well-being Officer

Dr. Courie was appointed the inaugural Chief Well-being Officer for Clemson University in January 2024. She also holds a faculty appointment to the School of Nursing. Dr. Courie leads Clemson University’s commitment to student, staff, faculty, and community well-being. Dr. Courie is responsible for creating, developing, and implementing Clemson’s strategy, collaboration, campaigns, and initiatives that advance holistic wellness for our campus and community.

Dr. Courie began her career as a clinical nurse in Bone Marrow Transplant and Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Nursing at Duke University Medical Center and Albemarle Regional hospital. Following a move with her active-duty Army soldier, she transitioned to working as a Health Promotion Coordinator with the 1st Infantry Division and Würzburg Medical Hospital where she developed a strategic plan for addressing the community’s health and wellness needs. That experience cemented Dr. Courie’s love of working with people to improve a community’s health.

In 2005, she accepted a position to help design the U.S. Army Public Health Center’s strategic plan for community health coalitions. What began as a pilot with four Army installations grew to a program that served 50 Army and Joint installations worldwide where she served as the Evaluation and Policy Project Officer for over 16 years. To that end, Dr. Courie brings a wealth of experience in health and wellness coalition development, program management, strategic planning, systems monitoring, and evaluation.

From there, Dr. Courie joined the FirstNet Program at AT&T where built the entire Public Safety Wellness portfolio. She led the FirstNet Peer Support Program, FirstNet Health and Wellness Coalition, FirstNet Therapy Dog program, FirstNet.com Health and Wellness page, FirstNet App Catalog Wellness and Safety Category, and collaborated with industry leaders to support efforts to bring wellness programs to first responders nationwide. Dr. Courie is frequently requested to speak and write on public safety health and wellness across all disciplines at the state and national level. She is a best-selling author, former university faculty, and gifted program builder.

Dr. Courie holds a Bachelor’s in Nursing from Clemson University; a Master’s in Nursing Education from the University of Wyoming; and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Ohio State University. She is a Board-Certified Public Health Nurse and is a student of the Executive Leaders Program at the Center for Homeland Security and Defense, Naval Postgraduate School. Dr. Courie is a passionate Clemson football fan; loves to read, cook, walk, hike; and an avid traveler. She and her husband, Treb, reside in South Caroline where they are proud parents to their two human children, and two fur-ball children.