George Bryan Polivka was raised near Chicago. He attended Bible college in Alabama then traveled to Europe where he studied under Francis Schaeffer at L’Abri Fellowship in Switzerland. He then returned to Alabama where he enrolled at Birmingham-Southern College as an English major.

Bryan married Jeri, his wife of 25 years, his freshman year in college. He received a highly coveted internship at a local television station which led to his first career as an award-winning television producer.

Bryan won an Emmy in 1886 for writing his documentary, “A Hard Road to Glory,” which detailed the challenging path African Americans had traveled to achieve recognition through athletics during times of racial prejudice and oppression.

Bryan and his family eventually moved near Baltimore where he worked with Sylvan Learning Systems, (now Laureate Education). In 2001 Bryan was honored by the U.S. Distance Learning Association for the most significant achievement by an individual in corporate e-Learning. Bryan is currently responsible for developing and delivering new programs for Laureate’s online higher education division.

Bryan and Jeri still live near Baltimore. They have two teenage children, Jake and Aime.

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