Brent Jordan

October 2005 marked the beginning of a raw treasure hunter.  A dedicated employee began his service to a special organization dedicated to Kids at Hope, but the path there was winding.

Brent Jordan was born in Tacoma, and grew up in the city’s North End.  He attended Downing Elementary School and joined the Gonyea Boys and Girls Club in the early 80’s.  It was at that club he learned valuable life lessons, as well as how to swim.  He graduated from Bellarmine Prep in 1997, went on to Tacoma Community College, before transferring on to the University of Washington Tacoma.  In 2002, he received his Bachelor Degree in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences with an emphasis in Technology.

After a couple of jobs where he was trying to find himself, Brent did; with the birth of his first child. At that same time, an opportunity at the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound opened.  As a devout father, he accepted a part-time position as the BOTT Lab Director for the South End branch, so he could help care for his daughter and help out with his father’s business.

Within the organization, Brent was able to accept a full-time position as the BOTT Lab director for the BGCSPS East Side Branch. When the BOTT Lab director position opened at D.A. Gonyea, Brent transferred to Gonyea and returned to the club he grew up at.  He has since moved back to the North End, and finds it wonderful to be able to work with youth and make a difference in his community.