Brian Callan

Brian Callan grew up in Dundalk and graduated from UCD with a BSc and PhD in Chemistry. He initially worked for the Irish government as an environmental scientist and joined the pharmaceutical industry a few years later when the government agency closed in 1987. Brian moved to Cork, where he has lived since then with his wife Jan. He also has a daughter and two beautiful grandchildren. He retired in 2020 as Vice President of Quality with GlaxoSmithKline.

Brian became a Christian in his college days via the Christian Union movement and he spent over twenty years on the Irish Christian Union Board (formerly IFES and UCCF). On moving to Cork, he became a member of the Cork Methodist church and has been a Local Preacher with the church for thirty six years, as well as serving in other church roles such as Sunday School superintendent for twenty years. Brian also loves to express his love and gratitude to the Lord by writing poetry and has had eleven small volumes published. Brian also serves on the board of Open Schools Worldwide, a Christian mission reaching out to children not in school (eg working on landfill sites or as shepherds). The charity works in over thirty countries. He also currently serves on the board of Teach Beyond UK and Ireland, a charity whose main mission is to send Christian teachers to  Christian schools and projects across the world.

Brian also loves walking and cycling, and spending time with the family. Since childhood he has had a passion for stamp collecting and currently exhibits internationally when he gets the chance. Some of us remain children forever.