Brent’s Agribusiness education led him to the Agricultural Chemical industry where he worked as a fieldman, salesman and branch manager of two retail locations in the Palouse area of Eastern Washington. After 16 years in the private industry Brent came to the WSDA Pesticide Management Division as a Feed and Fertilizer Inspector. After the feed and fertilizer programs split in 2015, Brent served as the Fertilizer Compliance Manager. On January 1, 2022, he became the Program Manager for the Registration Services Program, in the newly formed Agricultural Environmental Services Division. In his current role Brent is responsible for 19 staff members, pesticide and fertilizer registration and fertilizer compliance programs and a 16-million-dollar budget. Brent’s 42 years of experience in Agriculture has him well positioned to support both the Agricultural Industry and residents of Washington State. In his free time Brent enjoys being outdoors and making fishing poles and lures.