Dr. Bullard began his career in 1992 in the Dekalb County School System as a special education teacher. He completed his doctoral work in December of 1998 in Educational Leadership and Supervision at the University of Southern Mississippi. With over 26 years in education he has served as an assistant principal, principal, director and assistant superintendent. In addition, he served as an assistant professor and project manager specialist for the University of West Georgia. Dr. Bullard served as a program assessment and review team leader for the National Dropout Prevention Center and Network where he led multiple school and school district processes to increase graduation rates and decrease dropout rates before becoming the Director of Strategic Talent Management in the Griffin Spalding School District. Dr. Bullard has a wealth of knowledge he has shared at conferences on induction, recruitment, and the P-20 Collaborative in Georgia. Finally, Dr. Bullard has received the 2016 Gold Award of Excellence for Strategic Partnerships from the Georgia Association of School Personnel Administrators Conference, and the 2015 Platinum Award of Excellence for Recruitment Process & Materials, Retention Practices and Strategic Partnerships from the Georgia Association of School Personnel Administers.