Detra Duncan

About Detra Duncan

If you ask Dr. Detra Duncan what her full-time job is, she’d likely tell you she’s a public health officer with Spectrum Healthcare Partners. The licensed dietitian and Fountain resident consults local health care providers to ensure nutritional services are up to par. But for Duncan, her career is only the tip of the iceberg. Always advocating for her community — especially its women and children — Duncan is herself a mother, but also a public servant and fashionista. Last year she was elected the first African American woman to Fountain City Council, a move she hopes will inspire others. “I want other children to see someone like them in the political arena. I want them to see that they also can have a seat at the table, and they can have a voice in their communities,” she said, adding, “I want other young African American girls to know they too can put their name on a ballot and win.” Duncan has served as president of her homeowners’ association, as board president of Cross Creek Regional Park, as a board member on the Fountain Planning Commission and as a Sunday school teacher. Additionally, she’s supported and volunteered with Education Children of Color and the African American Youth Leadership Conference. She has helped facilitate the Martin Luther King All Peoples Breakfast hosted by Colorado College and has been involved with providing scholarships to students pursuing higher education. Duncan’s public service and mentoring within her community also influenced her decision to launch a youth city council in Fountain.

Experience

1. Management Executive

   Uc

   Jun 2019 — Present

Education

• Cornell University

  Master of Public Health

• Southern University and A&M College- Baton Rouge

  Human Nutrition and Food

  1993

• University of Phoenix

  Doctor of Management , (D.M.), Management

  2012 — 2014