Brad earned a B.S. at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point N.Y. and a master’s degree in transportation and oceans systems management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge MA. Brad has been active in many civic organizations; the Cape Cod Commission, Barnstable County Economic Development Commission, Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization, Cape Light Compact (board member), Cape Cod Regional Technical High School Committee, and the Dennis Water District (moderator).
He is the co-founder of Tiptide Running Cape Cod, a USA Track and Field youth running program. Brad joined the YMCA Board in 2018, as the 1st Vice-Chair he is a member of the Executive Committee and leads the effort to bring a YMCA to the Lower Cape.