Lisa J. Hou
Lisa J. Hou | |
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| Adjutant General of the New Jersey National Guard and Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs | |
| In office 2021–present | |
| Governor | Phil Murphy |
| Preceded by | Jemal J. Beale[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
Lisa J. Hou, D.O. is an American doctor and brigadier general. She has served as the Adjutant General of the New Jersey National Guard and Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs[2] since 2021 having been appointed by Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy.[3] She is the first Asian American and first female Adjutant General in the state.[4]
Background
Hou earned a B.A. degree in political science from Bryn Mawr College.[5] She joined the New Jersey Army National Guard in 1994 while a medical student at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford. Hou received her doctoral degree in Osteopathic Medicine in 1996. She earned a master's degree in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College in 2019. As of 2021 she was enrolled in a Masters of Business Administration program at Rutgers School of Business – Camden.
In August 2020, she became the Chair of the nationwide Army National Guard Medical Advisory Group.
Since 2013, Brig. Gen. Hou has also served as the Region II representative for the National Guard Bureau (NGB) Medical Advisory Group and, from 2018 to 2020, she served as the Chair of the Army National Guard Credentials Certification and Privileging Preparation Board.
In 2011, Brig. Gen. Hou served in Afghanistan as the Field Surgeon for Charlie Company, 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. She was the sole medical provider on an Afghanistan National Army base and was responsible for providing routine and advanced emergency medical care in the combat theater for more than 600 coalition soldiers, contractors, and foreign nationals.
From 2005 to 2006, Hou served in Iraq as a senior field surgeon for Echo Company, 50th Main Support Battalion, 42nd Infantry Division, New Jersey Army National Guard, where she performed routine and advanced emergency medical care for coalition soldiers and Iraqi civilians and maintained medical readiness for mass casualty trauma.[1] She is also qualified as a flight surgeon.[5]
She has been a resident of Belmar, New Jersey.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Beale resigns as state military and veterans affairs commissioner". New Jersey Globe. October 16, 2020.
- ^ "The Adjutant General". www.nj.gov.
- ^ NJ.com, Kelly Heyboer; NJ Advance Media for (May 3, 2021). "Murphy names first woman to oversee N.J. National Guard, veterans homes after COVID deaths spur big changes". nj.
- ^ "Governor Murphy Nominates Colonel Dr. Lisa Hou as Adjutant General and Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs". Insider NJ. May 3, 2021.
- ^ a b "Brigadier General Lisa J. Hou". National Guard Bureau. August 19, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ Wildstein, David. "Murphy picks Hou as New Jersey’s first woman Adjutant General; Army surgeon slated to join cabinet as Commissioner of Military and Veterans Affairs", New Jersey Globe, May 2, 2021. Accessed January 11, 2022. "The Belmar resident joined the National Guard in 1994 while attending medical school."
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