Courtenay is a school psychologist and senior advisor of school safety solutions for Public Consulting Group. She served over a decade as the lead school psychologist in student threat assessment and management for Salem-Keizer Public Schools, conducting multidisciplinary behavioral threat assessments, chairing the Mid-Valley Student Threat Assessment Team, providing daily consultation to school staff, community partners, and families, engaging in ongoing program development, and providing ongoing training and professional development to school staff and community partners.
While partnering with John Van Dreal, she has refined the SK Cascade student threat assessment system to reflect leading practice in behavioral threat assessment, violence prevention, early intervention, and equitable practices. Courtenay has over 25 years of experience in threat assessment and management, psychoeducational evaluation, intervention with at-risk youth and families, and behavioral consultation and intervention. As a certified threat manager and nationally certified school psychologist, she regularly provides training and consultation on student threat assessment systems implementation and youth violence to school districts and community agencies throughout the nation. She also provides workshops, symposiums, and content presentations to national audiences. Courtenay’s areas of interest and expertise include best practices in K-12 behavioral threat assessment and management leadership, the dynamics of implementing and maintaining BTAM systems in K-12 schools, and the intersection of BTAM and special education. In addition, Courtenay is a co-author of the book Youth Violence Prevention: The Pathway Back Through Inclusion and Connection (Van Dreal, McCarthy, Van Dreal, 2022) and contributing author to the book, Assessing Student Threats: Implementing the Salem-Keizer System – Second Edition (Van Dreal, 2017).
When she’s away from the office, Courtenay spends time cheering on her daughter Teagan’s music and athletic accomplishments, and finding local and distant adventures with family and friends.
