M. Rony Francois is an American

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, health administrator, and academic professor. He is currently the Director of the Georgia Division of Public Health. He previously served as Secretary of the

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under then

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from 2005 to 2007. Francois is an alumnus of the

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and the

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. He earned his bachelor's degree and master's degree from UCF, where he was also a star on the Knights soccer team, and he graduated with his

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from South Florida in 1994.

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