Brett is an Assistant Director at the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute and has been with CFRI since 2013. In his role overseeing programs at CFRI, Brett develops and applies usable science with and for forest and fire managers, policy makers, and the academic research community. His areas of interest and expertise include translating science principles into practice, developing ecological monitoring programs, adaptive management processes, forest and fire policy, assessing impacts of forest management on understory vegetation and wildland fuels, and botany. Brett enjoys teaching, student mentoring, and learning new restoration science with any audience. Born and raised in Colorado, Brett has an M.S. in Forest Science from Colorado State University, and B.S. Environmental Science and B.A. International Studies degrees from Oregon State University.