Francis has a B.A. in History from the University of South Carolina, a M.A. in American History from the University of Northern Colorado, and a Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts. Francis’s wife, Jennifer Ervin, is a photographer and studio artist at Redux. Francis also serves on the Board of The Sustainability Institute of South Carolina (www.sustainabilityinstitutesc.org) located in Charleston. His interests include music, kayaking, motorcycle touring, cooking and a love for the arts.