Early Life
Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Cullen worked in several countries in Central and South America, during the 1990s, on community economic development projects. After returning to Toronto, he started a private consulting business focussed on strategic planning and conflict resolution. While working in Latin America, Cullen learned the Spanish language and named his company Maravilla Consultants after a town named Maravilla (the Spanish word for wonder) in Costa Rica in which he worked. He moved to Smithers, British Columbia in 1998 to work as a coordinator for a Katimavik program.
Cullen completed high school at Martingrove Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Ontario, and is a graduate of the Comparative Development Studies Program at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario.
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