With a background in business planning and compliance, Brandi is well prepared to manage complex budgets, ensure accountability, and stabilize county finances.

What this means: Brandi is a fiscal conservative who thinks outside the box. Expect her to look for savings by reducing redundancies, streamlining cumbersome processes, and negotiating operating expenses at every opportunity. By electing Brandi, you are electing someone who is committed to financial health for Coos County.

Brandi’s experience in regulatory compliance and contract management makes her effective at balancing limited resources, funding law enforcement, and restoring capacity for the jail and DA’s office.

What this means: Brandi is a systems thinker who is prepared to collaborate across county departments to facilitate creative solutions to social problems like drug addiction and theft. By overlapping resources in innovative ways, greater impact can be achieved at lower cost. Brandi’s background is in Sociology and Psychology, equipping her with the understanding needed to tackle complex social problems.

As someone who has coordinated multi-department operations and secured compliance across industries, Brandi can lead efforts to prioritize infrastructure, secure grants, and manage the logistics of maintenance and upgrades.

What this means: Brandi will collaborate with both the county roads department and private civic construction companies to negotiate fair, transparent contracts for needed infrastructure improvements.

Brandi's consulting and systems analysis background gives her the ability to evaluate long-term land-use impacts, balance business needs with environmental protections, and ensure that county zoning decisions are transparent and fair.

What this means: Brandi is the daughter of a logger, and understand how vital our natural resources are to the County’s economic prosperity. While Brandi does not see the logging industry making any real comeback, she is excited at the prospect of increasing our local eco-tourism. Brandi is a supporter of local development, but also respects the lifestyle of Oregonians who have lived in this area for generations. By balancing our desire for economic development with a deep regard for the “wildness” that makes our beautiful home unique, Brandi will take a caring and thoughtful approach to all county land use.

Brandi’s social-organizational psychology training and executive coaching equip her to strengthen collaboration between departments, improve crisis communication, and prepare the county for wildfire and other emergencies.

With experience building compliance systems and coaching leaders in industries like construction and manufacturing, Brandi can bridge the gap between economic growth and environmental protections in floodplains, wetlands, and estuaries.

As a health coach and leadership coach, Brandi understands both personal and systemic health challenges. She’s uniquely positioned to advocate for stronger rural healthcare partnerships and accessible social services.

Brandi’s coaching background emphasizes communication, conflict resolution, and leadership development, which are essential for rebuilding trust between law enforcement, county government, and the public.

Having managed multi-sector operations, Brandi can push for efficient road budgets and creative local transit solutions that connect residents and support economic growth.

One of her greatest strengths: Brandi is skilled at making complex systems accessible to everyday people. With her coaching experience, she can expand civic education, host accessible forums, and ensure county decisions are transparent and participatory.