Peter J Bylsma

Peter J. Bylsma earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Wheaton College (IL) as well as a master's degree in public administration and a doctorate in education leadership and policy from the University of Washington (Seattle). He initially worked as a secondary school teacher and an administrator in several Christian agencies. Dr. Bylsma then worked for 30 years in public service positions at the international, federal, state, and local levels. In these roles, he analyzed many topics in an objective and nonpartisan manner and summarized the issues for busy leaders. This included doing research and designing accountability systems for Washington state's education department and working in the central office of two school districts. He has lived in seven states and four other countries, has three adopted children, and now lives with his wife in the Puget Sound region of Washington state.