Duane K. L. France is a clinical mental health counselor, currently serving as the Director of VeteranServices at The Family Care Center, a private mental health counseling agencyspecializing in the unique needs of military service members, veterans, andtheir families. He is also the Executive Director of the Colorado VeteransHealth and Wellness Agency, a 501(c)3 Nonprofit affiliated with the Family CareCenter. Duane is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer andcombat veteran, having served in deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, North Africa,and Bosnia-Herzegovnia. After retirement, he served as Program Director for theColorado Veterans Resource Coalition, a 501(c)3 Nonprofit that providesemergency and transitional housing to veterans participating in programs at thelocal Department of Veterans Affairs clinic. Since transitioning to full-timeclinical mental health counseling, Mr. France has provided mental health counseling services to the Colorado Fourth Judicial District Veteran TraumaCourt. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology fromExcelsior College of Albany, New York and a Master of Arts in Clinical MentalHealth Counseling from Adams State University of Alamosa, Colorado. In 2015,Mr. France was selected as one of five Military Scholars in the nation by the NationalBoard of Certified Counselors Foundation, and in 2016 was selected as theawardee of the 2016 NBCC Foundation Capacity Building Grant. Duane is passionate about veteran mental health, andfeels strongly that those who have served in the military can continue toprovide value to their community long after that service has ended.