Bernard Cullen Ritchen grew up on Long Island, New York. He holds a master’s degree in education from Long Island University and a master’s degree in business management from Stony Brook University. He has worked as an administrator at Stony Brook University Medical Center and as a guidance counselor at South Lake High School in Groveland, Florida. After retiring he has worked with individuals with special needs and coaches Special Olympics athletes. He lives with his wife, Aleta, in Leesburg, Florida. They have one daughter and son-in-law and four wonderful grandchildren who reside in Nanuet, New York.
