Brian Gallagher has been a licensed funeral director since 1992 and holds licenses in 3 states, Florida, Louisiana and Alabama.  A 1990 graduate of Commonwealth College of Mortuary Science in Houston, TX he then received his A. A. degree in 1991. Brian brings 31 years of experience to serving the families of Bay County. Prior to joining the staff of Kent-Forest Lawn in 2004 Brian managed funeral homes in Louisiana and Alabama. Brian was raised in Alexandria, LA and is the youngest of Richard and Katherine Gallagher’s 7 sons;  When Brian is away from work he enjoys golfing, working in his yard and rooting for his Pittsburgh Steelers.

Mr. Brudnicki has been with Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home/Carriage Services for over 40 years. He has been the Mayor of Panama City, since 2011. Greg is a former Trustee at Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart, where he served for 19 years, and a former Chairman of the Board of the Division of Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services, where he served for 10 years.

Shaina Gardner claimed Panama City as her home in 1997 after moving around the world with her military family. She holds an AA in Communications having studied advertising and graphic design. She has worked at Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home & Cemeteries since 2014 and caringly creates tribute videos and stationery for our families. In her free time, Shaina enjoys art, photography, and traveling. She is an active member of Forest Park Church Panama City. Shaina, her husband, and their daughter are passionate about animal rescue and often volunteer with local animal rescue groups and are foster parents to dogs awaiting their forever homes.

Tracie Bachman joined the family of Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home/Carriage Services in 2013.  She brings years of administrative experience while working with the public and has such a passion for serving families.  Tracie, originally from North Alabama, came to the area in 1998 as a result of vacationing here since childhood.  Panama City Beach is where she met her husband, Steve, and during their 23 years of marriage have shared a passion for light tackle fishing. While Tracie is away from work she loves spending time with her grand-daughter, Khloe, and Parti Poodle, Moxie. You will always find them on a beach or somewhere around the water. 

John Byrne has been a Family Service Advisor with Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery, and Garden of Memories since 1977. He has assisted thousands of families with pre-arrangement services as well as at-need arrangements. He has over 46 years of experience serving families in the local area. He is our Senior Memorial Counselor and assists in the training and directing of all staff with cemetery and funeral home needs. He has been married to his wife Annice for 53 years. He has two children and five grandchildren. John is a member of Emerald Coast Fellowship and has taught Sunday School class for 35 years.