Brad earned his B.A. from Western Colorado University in Business Administration and Secondary Education with a minor in Economics. He earned his M.A. in Business Administration also from WCU.
Brad retired as president of Colorado Insurance Center, Inc. one of western Colorado’s largest multiple lines independent insurance agencies after 30 years at the agency. Prior to his acquisition of Colorado Insurance Center, he supervised finance, accounting, and budget units with Gulf Oil Company, and Chevron USA. He was also involved with Gulf’s liquefaction research under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy; and Chevron’s development of tertiary petroleum recovery operations.
Brad has served on numerous boards of directors, including that of a savings bank, local economic development organization, chamber of commerce, two public housing organizations, and most recently as president of Uncompahgre/Com, a collaborative non-profit organization involved in landscape-wide improvement work for the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, Colorado Parks & Wildlife and other partners.
Brad and his wife, Cathy, live in St. George and enjoy community involvement activities, hiking, reading, history and genealogy.