Andrew Charles Rath, MA Candidate Wake Forest University | Director of Adult Diversion, Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office Andrew Rath is a graduate-level clinical mental health counseling student at Wake Forest University (expected August 2026) and Director of Adult Diversion for the Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Trinidad, Colorado. His work sits at the intersection of behavioral health, forensic systems, and rural justice, areas shaped by over two decades of experience as a U.S. Army infantryman, narcotics K9 officer, and criminal investigator. He currently provides individual and group counseling services to justice-involved populations. His research examines structural barriers to behavioral health interventions in forensic contexts, with a focus on rural provider access, strain on competency restoration systems, and misclassification of cumulative risk. He holds memberships in the American Counseling Association, Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society, and the Colorado Counseling Association.