Vince has worked in Public Health for 48 years. Since 2001, Vince has worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in food safety, vector control and emergency preparedness and response. Before CDC, Vince spent 22 years in environmental health in the states of CT, WV, VA and MN. He was Director of Environmental Health for the City of Stamford, CT (1979-83). Vince was part of the Smallpox Eradication Program, first as a Peace Corps Volunteer (Surveillance and Assessment Officer) in Ethiopia (1970-74) and then later as a technical advisor with the World Health Organization in Bangladesh (1976) and Kenya (1977-79). Vince is a Registered Environmental Health Specialist and a Diplomate Laureate of the American Academy of Sanitarians (AAS). He was Chair of the Board of the AAS (2014-15). Vince was certified in public health (CPH) in 2008. Vince received his BS from Michigan State University in 1970. He holds a Masters of Public Health degree (1977) from the University of Pittsburgh. He was President of both the National Capital Area Environmental Health Association (1991-92) and the Virginia Environmental Health Association (1998-00). Vince received The Order of the Bifurcated Needle from the World Health Organization in 1976 for his work in the Smallpox Eradication Program. Twice he has received the ADM Jerrold M. Michael Award from the National Capital Area Environmental Health Association in 1998 and 1999 for his leadership and getting the FDA Food Code adopted in Northern Virginia. He received the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service during Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma in 2005 and the Distinguished Service and Professional Achievement Award from the Environmental Section of the American Public Health Association in 2006. Vince was honored with the 2011 Environmental Protection Agency Bronze Medal Award. In 2013, Vince received the Walter F. Snyder Award from NSF International and NEHA. In 2013, he received the NEHA Past Presidents Award. In 2015, he received the Excellence in Leadership Award from the National Center for Environmental Health at CDC.