Col Zoe T. Woolston is currently serving as the Director, J-7, Education and Training, Defense Health Agency, whereshe oversees the joint development and sustainment of theDepartment of War medical training initiatives and academicpolicy, leading 509 staff across two regions with an annualoperating budget of $61.5M. She is directly responsible forthe three medical training institutes that graduate over 18Kmedics annually and provide combat trauma and jointmedical operations training to over 260K DoW personnel.

Col Woolston obtained her direct commission in June 2009 after completing her Masters degree in Nursing Education at the University of Hawaii. She has been a board-certified pediatric nurse since 2006 and has shared her extensive knowledge of Primary Care access at a National Nursing Conference. Her past assignments and leadership experiences span across Limited Scope Medical Treatment Facilities, large hospitals, deployed environments and Joint Base Wing Executive Staff. Prior to her current assignment, Col Woolston was the Chief Nurse at Andrews Medical Group, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

Col Woolston deployed to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM as a clinical nurse in the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility in 2011 and supported OPERATION EPIC FURY as the Chief of the Enroute Patient Staging Facilty at Joint Base Andrews in 2026.