In this capacity, he served as the department’s chief fiscal officer and supervises budget development, support operations, the state veterans homes in Augusta and Milledgeville, the state veterans cemeteries in Glennville and Milledgeville, and the department’s construction and renovation program.

Mr. Holtz joined the GDVS in December 1999 as director of the Health & Memorials Division and served in that role through April 30, 2009. During this time he led the department’s efforts to establish state veterans memorial cemeteries at Glennville and Milledgeville and oversaw ongoing efforts to upgrade and expand facilities at the state’s war veterans nursing homes in Augusta and Milledgeville.

Previously, Mr. Holtz served a 25-year career with the U.S. Air Force Medical Service Corps, rising to the rank of Colonel. During his military service, he served tours in Vietnam and various stateside bases and as the commander of a medical treatment facility in Europe. He completed his military service at the Air Force Surgeon General’s Office in Washington and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs at the Pentagon. He retired from the military on September 1, 1991.

During his military career, Mr. Holtz was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (with four oak leaf clusters), the Air Force Commendation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal (with three stars), the Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. He was awarded the Department of Defense Service Badge and the Air Force Chief Medical Service Corps Badge.

Mr. Holtz is a life member of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) and past president of the Georgia Military Officers Association of America (GMOAA), the statewide affiliate of the MOAA, and currently serves as the GMOAA secretary. He is a life member, Past President, and current Chairman of the Board of the Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association. He is a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member of the American Legion.

Mr. Holtz holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Butler University and a master’s degree in hospital and health administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is a Life Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

He and his wife, Linda, reside in Douglasville, Georgia.