Bryan McCullar:  

My father is the son of dirt farmers from Alabama. My mother is the daughter of a clerk from New Jersey and banker from South Carolina. My parents divorced when I was 5. Both parents remarried others and remained married. My father (deceased 2016) became a real estate developer/builder. My mother became an admissions officer and a national recruiter in higher education. I am an native of Orlando, Florida, but have lived in Tampa and Miami, as well as Cloverdale, Indiana, and Milledgeville, Georgia - and now Salina, Kansas. I lived in a historic home in Milledgeville (the state capitol before and during the Civil War). I owned a condo in Miami that I wish I could take with me wherever I move - the floor plan was that good. I am the oldest of six children. My sibling include Keith (-1 year), Rusty (-3 years), Jay (-10 years), Nicole (-13 years) and Cyndi (-15 years). My son, Justin, was born in 2001 and his daughter was born in 2021.. I was widowed in 2010. Keith finally fully retired from the military in 2021. He has two daughters, three stepdaughters, a stepson, and five grandsons. Rusty is a systems administrator in the healthcare industry. He has a son, a daughter, and a grandson. Jay is once again a trainer for a specialty pharmaceuticals company, but also works with disadvataged kids and loves it. Nicole joined a religious cult and disavowed the family. She has at least 10 children. Cyndi nearly died in a tragic auto accident and lives with my stepmother. I graduated from Cloverdale High School in 1977. I have bachelor's degrees in psychology and liberal studies and a master's in instructional systems from the University of Central Florida (where I took a class with HS friend Jeana Carol Sims - 1000 miles and 10 years after graduation!). I also have an associate's degree in interior design with a specialization in kitchen and bath design from Seminole State College. After 20 years working in higher education (student affairs, alumni affairs and development) and then 5 years in philanthropy (managing the grant-making process for a top-50 foundation), I became a high-end kitchen designer. In 2008, I joined the faculty of Eastern Florida State College, teaching kitchen and bath design classes part-time in addition to my full-time design work. I loved teaching. When the housing market tanked and there was no longer a client base for upscale custom kitchen design, I returned to higher education - rising to assistant vice president for advancement (CAO). In 2014, I began pursuit of a 15-year passion championing the homeless and the people and organizations that support the homeless. I mentored recent college graduates working in various nonprofits serving the homeless throughout Central Florida and I am working with others to develop legislation that would allow a new type of shelter for homeless youth living apart from their parents. In 2016, I relocated to Salina, Kansas, to consult for the local university and now lead a group of success coaches -- collectively, we mentor 300 first-time-n-college students to maximize opportunities for success during their first year in college as preparation for a successful colle...Expand for more