Brandy Reed joined the District in October 2021. Brandy is an accomplished natural resource management professional and organizational leader with over 30 years of experience building strategic environmental partnerships and programs. She is passionate about solving problems through collaboration and programming that cultivates environmental stewardship in the adults and youth of today and tomorrow.
Prior to joining the District, Brandy worked at the King Conservation District for 26 years where she oversaw a portfolio of community-based natural resource management initiatives and pilot projects such as Shore Friendly King County (accelerating marine shoreline stewardship through armor removal), the Puget Sound Conservation Districts Regional Forest Stewardship Pilot Program (scaling-up small lot forest stewardship for reduced land conversation), the Trees for Rail Partnership (aligning urban tree canopy and residential landscaping priorities), and the Trees and Stormwater Initiative (working with Sound Transit to promote the role of urban trees and forest cover in stormwater management). She also worked for the USDA Forest Service as a botanist and forestry technician and for Washington State Parks as an Interpretive Naturalist.
Brandy holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Outdoor Education and a Master of Education in Science Education, both from Western Washington University. She is honored to be part of the highly dedicated and effective team at the District, supporting collaboration and partnerships with the residents of Whatcom County and local and regional partners. When not working on behalf of the District, Brandy enjoys spending time exploring the outdoors on foot and on skis and planting and mulching her backyard and front yard to enhance its carrying capacity for the benefit of all.