Kyle Francis received his Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy from Texas State University in 2015, and a Masters of Science in Respiratory Therapy in 2020. He began his career in Houston, where he was born and raised, specializing in emergency trauma care as well as neonatal and pediatric intensive care. He later relocated around Texas to expand his clinical practice in adult trauma and intensive critical care. He has also traveled as a respiratory therapist, supporting frontline care across various hospitals up and down the west coast for several years before relocating to Grand Junction, where he worked at St. Mary’s Medical Center as a charge respiratory therapist before transitioning into higher education at Colorado Mesa University as the Director of Clinical Education for the Respiratory Therapy program. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and camping in and around the grand valley.