Bruce Watson is a graduate of the University of Louisville with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Troy State University with a Master’s of Science degree in International Relations. He served 30 years in the United States Navy, and retired in 2009 at the rank of Captain. After his naval service, he was the Executive Director of Independence for the Blind of West Florida, Inc., in Pensacola, Florida. In July 2012 Bruce Watson assumed his current position as the Executive Director of the Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County.