Felan is a Military Veteran with a combined service of 23 years working for the Department of Defense as a civilian and an active duty Navy Corpsman medic/psychiatric technician. He holds a Bachelor's in sociology with an associate's degree in graphic design, and graduated from the Naval School of Health Sciences. He currently works full time as a civilian psychology technician for the US Army. As a visual and performing artist, Felan is active in his community's local art scene in Norforlk, Va.