Ken Marfilius served in the U.S. Air Force Biomedical Science Corps in multiple roles: active duty clinical social worker, mental health therapist, family advocacy officer in charge, and manager of the alcohol and drug prevention and treatment program. Ken also served in roles related to sexual assault prevention and response, suicide prevention, and traumatic stress. He was discharged in 2016 having obtained the rank of captain. Ken has also worked for the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs at the Syracuse VA Medical Center in the Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Program.