Background
Forbis, Bryan Lester was born on August 14, 1957 in Jefferson City, Missouri, United States. Son of Lewis Wagner and Thelma Rose (Thompson) Forbis.
Forbis, Bryan Lester was born on August 14, 1957 in Jefferson City, Missouri, United States. Son of Lewis Wagner and Thelma Rose (Thompson) Forbis.
Bachelor in Political Science with honors, University Missouri, 1979. Master of Arts in Political Science, University Missouri, 1981.
Research assistant, Missouri Office of Lieutenant Governor, Jefferson City, 1980; teaching assistant, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1980-1981; management analysis specialist I,, Missouri Division Family Superior vena cava syndrome, Jefferson City, 1981-1983; management analysis specialist II,, Missouri Division Medical Superior vena cava syndrome, Jefferson City, 1983-1985; assistant to director, Missouri Division of Aging, Jefferson City, 1985-1989; director, Missouri Division of Aging, Jefferson City, 1992-1993; special assistant to director, Missouri Division of Aging, Jefferson City, since 1996; assistant director, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, 1989; director program coordination, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, 1989-1990; director policy development, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, 1991-1992; deputy director, Missouri Division Child Support Enforcement, 1993-1995; special assistant, Missouri Division Aging, since 1995.
Member Capital City Council on Arts, Jefferson City, 1985-1989, Missouri Mansion Preservation Inc., Jefferson City, 1985-1999. Steering committee March of Dimes, Jefferson City, 1986. Member Conservation Federation of Missouri, since 1992.
Secretary University Missouri Arts and Sciences Leaders, 1996-2000, Fund Distribution Committee, United Way, since 1995. Member American Society for Public Administration, Academy Political Science, Capital Area Missouri University Alumni Association (executive assistant, president board directors, district board directors since 1992), University Missouri Arts and Sciences Alumni Organization (president 1999-2000), Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, Omicron Delta Kappa. Clubs: Pachyderms (Jefferson City).
Married Mary Beth Dobbs, November 1987.