Mr. Humble has more than 25 years of experience working in the public health sector, 20 of those with ADHS. Appointed by Governor Brewer in 2010, Mr. Humble is responsible for one of the largest state agencies focusing on communicable disease control, public health emergency preparedness, emergency medical services, environmental health, the licensing of healthcare and child care facilities, laboratory management and public health prevention programs.

Prior to his post as Director, Mr. Humble led ADHS’s efforts on public health. Under his watch, ADHS improved Arizona’s hospital and local health preparedness, initiated a public health volunteer coordination program, improved special needs population readiness, increased laboratory capacity, and improved Strategic National Stockpile readiness.

Mr. Humble‘s experience dealing with new and emerging infectious diseases proved invaluable as he led ADHS and the state in responding to the recent H1N1 flu pandemic. His decisions and strategies were recognized at a national level, where he helped improve pandemic response and its effects on schools and communities.

As ADHS Director, one of Mr. Humble’s goals is to encourage all Arizonans to improve the decisions they make about food and exercise. He is an advocate for eating the right amount of the right types of foods and living an active and healthy lifestyle. He demonstrates this through his leadership at ADHS, policy recommendations and everyday actions.

Mr. Humble is an Arizona native who received his Master’s degree in Public Health (MPH) from University of California – Berkeley, a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Microbiology from Arizona State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Northern Arizona University. Will and his wife, Julie, are the proud parents of two wonderful children, Luke and Sydney.