Kirk Bertram

Kirk was born and raised in the Midwest. He received both his BS and MS degrees from Purdue University. The majority of his career of 41 years was in higher education, serving in various administrative and executive positions at both Purdue and The University of Georgia. He also served as an Executive Vice President for MBNA Bank and directed their Technology Research division. Through his affiliation with CedarCrestone he guided and assisted the executive teams at several major universities as they planned for and implemented their PeopleSoft suite of applications. Kirk retired in April 2014 and decided it was time to pursue a life-long goal of creative writing. His first book, “Tail’s from Cyprus” was published in September.

Kirk moved to the Wilmington area in 2006 and now resides in Carolina Beach with his wife Mary Carol. They have three children and seven grandchildren.