Brandon joined the Washington State Conservation Commission in March 2025. He recently graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Marketing and a Master’s in Business Analytics. During his time in school, he took classes surrounding the aquatic ecosystem, environment, and geology. These classes reinvigorated Brandon’s love for the environment and his passion to have his skills be in the field of making a difference. Brandon has prior experience as a data consultant for a nonprofit organization that strived to help underprivileged children. In this role he built visualizations, managed data, created recommendations, and was a project manager for a group of 4 that had the goal of maximizing funding. Brandon was born and raised in Tacoma and in his free time he loves to spend time with family and friends, traveling, and exploring new areas of Washington’s beauty.