Brandon Hairston

Brandon Hairston has a diverse work experience spanning several companies. Brandon started their career in 2003 as a Psychiatric Technician at Riverside Behavioral Health Center. After that, they worked as a Therapist at Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare from 2006 to 2010. Brandon then joined EHS Support Services as a Clinical Coordinator from 2010 to 2014. In 2014, Brandon moved to FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES, where they served as a Clinical Coordinator until 2015. From 2015 to the present, they have been working at Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare, initially as an Intake Specialist and currently as an Electronic Health Records Database Admin. In their current role, they are responsible for developing and maintaining a system to check the integrity of data recorded in the Electronic Health Record Database and communicating any findings to relevant parties for correction. Overall, Brandon has gained extensive experience in mental health services and database administration throughout their career.

Brandon Hairston's education history is as follows:

In 1999, they obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Psychology from Virginia Tech. Brandon then pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Counseling Psychology from Radford University, which they completed in 2006.

In 2008, Brandon attended Virginia Western Community College, where they studied Microcomputer Systems Technology until 2009.

In 2017, they briefly attended Virginia Western Community College again, although the specific field of study is unknown.

From 2018 to 2020, Brandon pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Information Technology from Virginia Tech Graduate School.

In 2021, they attended Virginia Tech and studied Cybersecurity.

In terms of certifications, Brandon obtained the Licensed Professional Counselor certification from the HEALTH PROFESSIONS, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF in February 2020. Brandon also earned the Data Analytics Essentials certification from edX in October 2021 and the edX Verified Certificate for SQL for Data Science in September 2021. Additionally, they completed the Virginia Tech Cybersecurity Bootcamp in June 2021.