In his role as Coordinator for the Office of Student Outcomes Assessment at Tidewater Community College, Dr. Bryan enjoys collaborating with administrators, faculty, staff and students. As TCC enhances its culture of evidence and assessment's role in curriculum planning, he stresses two guiding concepts which are coined "Baby Steps" and "M&M". “Baby Steps” is a metaphor used to describe the assessment reporting process. As with a child's growth, assessment is a continuous process and a gradual sequencing from one stage of development to another. Rome wasn't built in a day, nor should our assessment activities. The "M&M" rule calls for the need to balance manageability with meaningfulness. For instance, when writing outcomes and identifying assessment measures, the data collection process must be manageable yet produce meaningful results.

In addition to his responsibilities in directing the college's outcomes assessment efforts, Dr. Bryan teaches as an adjunct for the Division for Business, Public Services, and Technologies at the Chesapeake Campus. He provides this faculty webpage (with links to syllabus and student exit surveys) so interested students can better determine if his courses and pedagogies fit the student's expectations and learning style. His passion is teaching which is observable through his students' positive feedback and his recognitions that include being a two-time nominee for Teacher of the Year as a middle school business teacher and recipient of the prestigious Curriculum Development Award as a business faculty at a postsecondary/trade institution of higher education.

From spring 2008 to spring 2010, he served a 2-year term as Chair of the Administrative Association. His interest in educational leadership, governance, and professional development were perfectly aligned with the direction and needs of the Association. One of his achievements was the creation of an Administrator Learning Community (Book Club). To address an important aspect of student life and the collegiate experience at TCC, Dr. Bryan attempted to form a TCC College-wide Golf Club. The club would provide TCC students, faculty, and staff with opportunities to interact while improving their level of play. Equally important, the club allows participants to the engage in a healthy, active lifestyle.

In his spare time, Dr. Bryan enjoys karaoke, cultivating his vegetable and flower gardens, acrylic painting, freshwater fishing, and greatest of all - spending time with his family. He and his children enjoyed learning martial arts at Chesapeake Tae Kwon Do. He is active in Freemasonry, having served as Marshall, Chaplain and Lodge Education Officer at his Lodge, and recently served as President of Great Bridge #257 AF&AM Charity Fund Inc. Dr. Bryan is published author on Masonic topics including Masonic philanthropy. His Bikes-for-Books Reading Incentive Program at Southeastern Elementary was covered in the Virginian-Pilot Chesapeake Clipper (June 3, 2012). Dr. Bryan is an active volunteer at Southeastern Elementary, where he has served as a member of the Southeastern Elementary PTA Board, but now focuses on volunteering in the classroom and grantwriting.

He holds a MEd in Early Childhood Special Education from the University of Missouri (2011), an EdD in Educational Leadership from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2000), a MS in Secondary/Business Education from Dowling College (1997), and a BBA in Public Accounting from Hofstra University (1992). Dr. Bryan is a licensed and experienced public school Business educator and central office administrator, and a trained and licensed Principal and Superintendent in North Carolina and Commonwealth of Virginia.

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