Frank Bird grew up in the Amish Country of Pennsylvania graduating from Coatesville High School in 1967. His education began at West Chester State College and continued through a series of undergraduate universities and colleges culminating at Mercer University in 1974 with a degree in Psychology. During this stretch of schooling Frank taught in several programs, working with severe and profoundly disabled children and adults. Frank attended The Chandler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta Georgia, for several years. He returned to teaching in Warner Robins Georgia at The Houston Speech and Hearing school and taught there for two years. In 1978 Frank went into the publishing industry with The Institute Publishing Inc. where he resigned as President, in 1998. Looking to go back to teaching he began September 11, 2001 at Loganville High School, teaching in the Special Education department. Frank has a Masters degree in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders from Piedmont College and an Education Specialist degree in Curriculum and Instruction, also from Piedmont.  Frank is an ordained pastor with a Doctorate of Divinity. Frank is a doctorial candidate at Georgia Southern University in Curriculum studies. He lives in Between Georgia, with his wife Pat and two of their sons, a daughter in law and grandbaby.