Determined not to be a statistic Brandon understood that he had to maintain focus and  work hard to secure the college degree that according to research only 2% of kids placed in foster care would ever obtain.  The hard work was not only academic.  Brandon had to conscientiously negotiate the social traps that consistently detour young men with his background from realizing goals.  

Brandon is living proof that self-efficacy and hard work can mount life’s obstacles and obtain goals.  He received his B.A. from Eastern Michigan University and obtained his Masters degree in Educational Leadership from Wayne State University respectively. Not satisfied with the attainment of his goals alone, Brandon has made it his passion to create a pipeline of students (K-20) that understand that education is a key component to civic engagement, wealth attainment and better health and are focused on the pursuit of education as a means to obtain their best life.