Before becoming a licensed social worker (LSW) and a licensed independent chemical dependency counselor (LICDC), Scott “Colin” Winter served as an infantryman in the United States Army from October 2005 – August 2011. He completed two deployments in Baghdad, Iraq – his first tour was during "the Surge" from February 2007-May 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and his second was during the campaign transition between OIF and Operation New Dawn (OND) from December 2009-December 2010. Colin served with 1st Infantry Division, 4th Brigade, 2/16 INF “Rangers” Battalion based out of Fort Riley, KS and 3rd Infantry Division, 1st Brigade, 3/69 AR Battalion based out of Fort Stewart, GA, respectively.

Colin completed the Master of Social Work program from The Ohio State University in 2018. He is a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) and licensed independent chemical dependency counselor (LICDC) in the State of Ohio and currently works under the supervision of Jennifer Haywood, LISW-S, LICDC-CS. He has experience treating military veterans/first responders, adults, and children/adolescents who suffer from issues related to addiction, trauma & post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression. Colin is trained to implement therapeutic modalities such as Collaborative Assessment & Management of Suicidality (CAMS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Motivational Interviewing (MI).

Colin has been involved around the Central Ohio community starting when he served as the Secretary, Vice-President, and President of Vets 4 Vets, the student-veteran organization at The Ohio State University. He also became a Community Veteran Advocate for the College of Social Work at The Ohio State University which is a program to assist fellow student-veterans navigate and find community resources. In addition to his involvement in college, Colin co-founded and is the former Executive Director of a nonprofit organization named Run Down The Demons which was created to bring awareness to veteran-related mental health issues.