COO, EMI Global

Professional Training & Experience

Brad earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from University of California at Davis in 1995. He then spent 12 years in private practice structural engineeering at firms in California and Oregon, before joining EMI in 2007. Since then, Brad has spent over 19 years with EMI, serving in the Uganda, UK, US, and Global offices. Brad earned his Civil Engineering license in 2001 in the State of California.

Ministry Experience

Brad has over 19 years experience in full time ministry with EMI, having served with EMI in Uganda, the UK, and the US. During that time, he led 22 team projects to 10 countries. He served as the Interim Office Director in Uganda, as well as having past roles in Project Development, Engineeering Program Management, Disaster Response, and Project Leading. Brad accepted his current role as COO in EMI's Global Office in 2014.

Family

Brad and his wife Alisha have been married since 1995. They have 3 boys — Brodie (2001), Jonah (2003), and Graysen (2004). Their family all enjoy playing, coaching, and watching soccer, as well as mountain biking and hiking. Alisha teaches first grade at a local elementary school in Colorado Springs, but is still active in mentoring and discipling other EMI women staff and interns. Brodie and Jonah have both graduated from college and moved onto careers in computer science and mechanical engineering respectively, and Graysen is in his 3rd year of university at Pensacola Christian College where he plays on the men’s soccer team.