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Chester A. France, Jr. is a Veteran Small Business Owner, a Certified Life
Coach (CLC), Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Master Social Work (MSW), and
Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS).
Mr. France has more than 30 years of professional experience in
sales, sales training, and management in the for-profit sector. For
more than 15 years, Mr. France has provided management and
technical assistance to nonprofit organizations, particularly in the
faith-based community, to include establishing several nonprofit 501(c) (3)
corporations. 
Mr. France is a graduate of Morgan State University with a degree in Business and
Marketing. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Howard University School of
Divinity and is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Social Work with a
Management and Community Organization concentration.
Currently, Mr. France is the Lead Facilitator for Create U Network, an Entrepreneurial
Training initiative located in West Baltimore, in partnership with New Song Community
Church.
Mr. France is the Founder of The Chill Station, Inc. (dba) Lifting Labels, a 501©(3)
nonprofit organization and the Founder of Lifting Labels Benefit Corporation, both
established to reduce poverty by creating careers for Baltimore' Returning Citizens and
unemployed veterans, particularly those formerly incarcerated. Lifting Labels Benefit
Corporation is certified with Electronic Maryland Management Advantage (eMMA),
Veterans Small Business Enterprise (VSBE), Small Business Reserve (SBR), and
System for Award Management (SAM.gov).

Website - Lifting Labels

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