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Community Outreach Coordinator
bgerman@law.harvard.edu, 617.390.2540
Prior to joining The Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School, Brandon had a seven year tenure in the communications and marketing industry, beginning his career with Radio One, Inc. Various roles throughout his career have included media strategist, media buyer, advertising sales, sponsorship development, account management and marketing consultant.
Brandon is the founder and publisher of Cuisine Orders magazine, a local restaurant publication serving the community neighborhoods of Boston. He is also the co-founder, along with is wife, of the Africa Reconnect Project. An initiative with the dual purpose of reconnecting Black Americans to Africa and dispelling the misconceptions and erroneous beliefs about the continent. Through the initiative, middle school students and community members have had the opportunity to visit Senegal, Ghana and Uganda.
Brandon is a dedicated community activist that organizes around the social injustices of workers rights, foreclosure and racial discrimination. Since 2010, Brandon has served on the leadership team of City Life/Vida Urbana, a grassroots community organization whose mission is to fight housing displacement for low-income families. He has worked closely with lead organizers and victims of foreclosure to generate media coverage about the predatory lending practices of Wall St. Banks.
Brandon is also a member of the Black Community Information Center (BCIC), a nonprofit
organization whose mission is to make useful information accessible to the community. He has served on the fundraising committee of the BCIC for the past five years. Brandon is a proud graduate of Boston College with a B.S. in Biology and B.A. in Communication.
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