Courtney was elected to Truckee Town Council in 2020. She was immediately nominated to Vice Mayor and served as Mayor in 2022. Courtney is an energy, climate, and health strategist with 20 years of experience in those sectors.

She has extensive experience helping utility companies achieve their energy goals to move toward a cleaner, more equitable energy future, and in public health, supporting organizations in the development of health research infrastructure and improving the provision of healthcare. Courtney is the Head of Market Strategy for Resource Innovations. In this role, she drives market strategy development, planning, innovation, policy, and regulatory efforts. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University, Master of Public Health from Brown University, and Doctorate in Public Health from University of California, Berkeley.