Brent Belamy - Carpe Diem Education

As an Oregon native, Brent graduated high school and was accepted at OSU to pursue a professional career in engineering. For reasons that still aren't clear, he made a last minute decision to delay his academic aspiration and took his first trip overseas. He landed in Australia and began traveling and living with an international community that began to transform his perspective of the world. This 6-month excursion redirected his life and paved the way for a decade of study, travel and work all across the globe. All together, Brent has spent nearly 4 years in 35+ countries. Some of his experiences include: well restoration/water purification in West Africa, organizing peace-building events in the Middle East, captaining a commercial fishing boat in Alaska, youth empowerment education in rural South America, eco-tourism development in SE Asia, leading wilderness/white water excursions across the US and community engagement projects in India.

Brent holds a B.A. in International Development and a Master in Public Administration with a focus on Global Leadership and Management. He also facilitates a communal living space in NE Portland with his wife Cassie. Brent feels strongly about utilizing his passions and interests to promote social equity and global awareness.