A devoted friend of the Alliance Française de Denver and a pillar of Colorado's Francophone community, Mr. Richards has shaped Franco-American relations in our state for nearly two decades. A cum laude graduate of the University of Colorado, he went on to pursue post-graduate studies at the Alliance Française de Paris and the Université de Paris, Sorbonne, and has lived and worked in France, Germany, Switzerland, and Greece. His ties to France run deep, from his early career in Paris to his longstanding fluency in French and his active involvement with L'Alliance & Co., the Colorado French theater group. A past president of the Alliance Française de Denver, he remains a cherished member of our community and a current advisor to our Board of Directors.