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Originally from Logansport, Indiana, Bryan was born and raised in a working, middle-class family. He was the first in his
immediate family to attend college, successfully paying for school through various high school and college jobs and student
loans.
Bryan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology in 1997 and in 1999 a Master of Arts
degree in Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education, both from Ball State University. Bryan has two younger
sisters, one older step-brother and one younger step-sister. His mother and step-father live in Indiana and his father and
step-mother live in Ohio.
Bryan moved to Oshkosh in August of 1999 to work at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. He worked four years in the
Department of Residence Life and currently is an Assistant Director of Academic Advising in the Undergraduate Advising
Resource Center. In this position, Bryan coordinates the undergraduate advising for students in the College of Education
and Human Services and the faculty advisor development program for the campus.
Bryan is a member of First Congregational Church and Propel. He owns a home on the south side of Oshkosh, has a son,
Elliot, and two adopted cats, Zeus and Apollo. He also is a proud uncle to numerous nieces and nephews.
Prior to his election to the Oshkosh Common Council in April 2005, Bryan was a member of the Oshkosh Plan Commission
and Oshkosh Comprehensive Plan Update Committee. Bryan currently is the council representative on the Traffic Review
Advisory Board. Bryan was re-elected to a second two-year term in April 2007, earning the most votes of all of the council
candidates. In April 2008, Bryan was unanimously elected by his council peers to be Deputy Mayor.
Outside of his work on the council, Bryan is involved in the Oshkosh Area League of Women Voters, Winnebago County
Democratic Party and is a graduate of Leadership Oshkosh and the Oshkosh Police Department Citizens Academy. He
previously served as President of the UW Oshkosh Senate of Academic Staff and on the Oshkosh Area Humane Society
Board of Directors. In his spare time, Bryan enjoys golfing, playing in a summer co-ed softball league, spending time with
family and friends and enjoying his favorite local band Road Trip.
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