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Thomas Brian Bowles, affectionately known as Brain has received a doctoral degree in education from Grand Canyon University after obtaining a BA from Winston Salem State University and a MA from Bowie State University.
He is currently employed with Forsyth County Schools, NC, as a family engagement coordinator. Brian is married to Alicia Ivey Bowles and they have two daughters, Alia and Kaci.
Brian is a graduate of William Fleming High School and the son of retired school educator, Thomas and the late Deloris Bowles of Roanoke.