Krista Brodie is a

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(CAF) officer serving as a

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in the

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. She is currently serving as the Public Health Agency of Canada's (PHAC) vice president of logistics and operations leading the federal government's COVID-19 vaccination distribution program.

Military Career

Brodie holds degrees in Military Strategic Studies, Defence Studies, National Resource Strategy and a certificate in Global Supply Chain Management. She has been the quartermaster of the Third Battalion,

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, and was the first woman to command 1 Service Battalion, the largest unit in the Canadian Field Force. She participated in an exchange with the 75th Ranger Battalion. Brodie went to

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, where she was on the faculty of the Strategic Leadership Department at the Eisenhower School of National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defence University. In 2013, then Colonel Brodie, was named to the WXN Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 list. In February 2020, Brodie served briefly as the Commander of Military Personnel Generation Group.

Public Health Agency of Canada Secondment and Onwards

Brodie was appointed to the position of Vice President Logistics and Operations with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) on May 17, 2021, succeeding Major General

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, who fell under investigation. Brodie had worked in the program with Fortin at its inception in November 2020, before becoming the commander of the Military Personnel Generation Group in February 2021. By September 2021, the position was abolished and Brodie returned to her normal duties. , Brodie was in charge of recruitment and training for the CAF.

Awards and decorations

Brodie's personal awards and decorations include the following:

* She also wears the

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With White Maple Leaf.

References

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