The Veterans Behind the Pages
The “Doc” - Steve Lansing
PhD, LICSW
• Vietnam veteran in country 1968–1970, active duty U.S. Air Force 1966-1972.
• Licensed therapist specializing in trauma and PTSD with a focus on veterans and other victims of severe trauma.
• Mental health specialist, Minnesota Veteran’s Treatment Court.
• In long-term recovery.
• Founder of dual recovery program – EmPower CTC, Rochester, Minnesota
• President, Veterans Empowered, Inc., Rochester, Minnesota
“The Colonel” - B. Wayne Quist
USAF Retired, private USMCR
• Vietnam veteran in country 1964–1968, Middle East 1968–1989.
• Advanced degrees in management, history, international relations and psychology.
• Published author on war trauma, history, and international relations.
• In long-term recovery.
• Secretary/Treasurer, Veterans Empowered, Inc., Rochester, Minnesota.
The “Doc” - Steve Lansing
Steve Lansing, PhD, LICSW, is a Licensed Mental Health Professional, in Rochester, MN, with over 50 years of clinical experience. As a former Air Force Intelligence Analyst who spent two years from 1968-1970 in the Republic of Vietnam, Dr. Lansing has a passion for working with veterans and other individuals with trauma. Steve in his interest in PTSD and complex trauma has completed extensive training in evidence-based trauma treatment and more specifically cognitive therapy. He was trained and is certified as an approved provider by the architects of Cognitive Processing Therapy with over 50 hours of clinical training and ongoing education and clinical work with dozens of individuals suffering from complex trauma. In his work with veterans,
Steve is the mental health specialist for the 3rd Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court as well as consulting with several veterans' organizations and involvement in a local PTSD support group. Recently he and his wife Ann were also certified in Cognitive Behavior Conjoint Therapy a process of working with intimate relationships where one of the parties suffers from PTSD. Steve has advanced degrees in psychology, social work, and pastoral counseling with additional training in crisis and trauma treatment. He is also a member of the SE Minnesota Mental Health Crisis Team.
“The Colonel” - B. Wayne Quist
Colonel B. Wayne Quist is the author of publications in the fields of national security, political science, and history, and spoke at the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Forum. After 9/11, he was a popular speaker on the ideology of al Qaeda and ISIS, writing and co-authoring several books and articles. He has a B.A. from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, where he grew up, and advanced degrees from University of Southern California and The National War College in Washington, D.C.
Wayne served as a private in the Marine Corps Reserve and entered the Air Force after graduation from St. Olaf. He retired as a full Colonel with 3,500 flying hours, serving in Vietnam, Europe, Middle East, and The Pentagon in Washington, D.C. His Middle East experience began in 1968 and he led a U.S. AWACS deployment into Saudi Arabia following the fall of the Shah of Iran. Over the years he has met with numerous heads of state and senior leaders in the region.
After retiring from the Air Force, Wayne lived in Europe and the Middle East heading operations for a Fortune 500 company. Returning to the U.S., Wayne became a partner in an investment banking firm specializing in the sale and recapitalization of privately held companies. He serves on the boards of the Christdala Preservation Association; Kierkegaard House Foundation; Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia (CDHR) in Washington, DC; Lake City Historical Society and Heritage Preservation Commission; he was the 2003 recipient of the Northfield High School Distinguished Alumni Award.