Brett is our Transportation Policy Director in Oregon. He collaborates with state and local governments, advocacy groups, and private sector partners to align funding, policy, and planning in transportation to enact strong climate action through electrification, expanding multimodal options, and land use in transportation.
Before joining Climate Solutions, Brett worked at 1000 Friends of Oregon, where he focused on protecting and enhancing Oregon’s unique land use system by collaborating with governments and grassroots organizations to protect farms and forestlands in Oregon through advocacy and lobbying on transportation issues. Before this, Brett worked as a Legislative Aide to Representative Susan McLain (HD29), and as a campaign manager on state legislative races. Brett will graduate in the spring of 2024 with a Master’s in Public Policy from Portland State University with a graduate certificate in emergency management and community resilience. He also holds a BS with dual majors in Economics and Environmental Sciences.
Brett’s passion for the environment extends beyond his professional life. He finds joy in snowboarding and splitboarding and actively participates in citizen science through avalanche and glacial observations. He loves anything that lets him enjoy the beauty of the Pacific Northwest in the outdoors, including helping relatives with farming in the Willamette Valley.
