Michael Brandman, Ph.D., President/Chief Executive Officer MBA President Michael Brandman, PhD, has played a key leadership role in the environmental planning profession for over 35 years. His contributions to environmental planning and natural resource management programs include directing numerous large-scale regional Environmental Impact Reports, Environmental Impact Studies, and resource management studies, as well as major environmental planning and natural resource management programs for numerous landmark master planned communities throughout California. As Chief Executive Officer and President, Dr. Brandman sets the strategy and direction throughout the firm, conducts negotiations among project proponents, public agencies, legislative bodies, and environmental interest and community groups, and has been directly involved in preparing selected environmental studies. He also provides technical oversight review and quality assurance for high profile projects company-wide. Dr. Brandman possesses a Doctorate degree in Biology, a Master’s degree in Ethology, and a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology, all from the University of California, Los Angeles.
			Jason M. Brandman, Executive Vice President Jason Brandman is Vice President of our Northern California operations. He is an experienced project manager specializing in planning, environmental impact assessment and public policy analysis with an in-depth understanding of issues related to hillside development. He has more than 20 years of experience with the management of and analysis for Environmental Impact Reports, Environmental Impact Studies, Environmental Assessments, Mitigated Negative Declarations, Specific Plans and water/wastewater resource and hazardous material studies. He has worked on a wide range of projects: downtown revitalization plans, major mixed-use developments, large/small scale residential developments, regional transportation corridor and utility transmission line studies, and commercial and industrial developments. He has also worked on state correctional facilities and site-specific hazardous materials investigations. He is an expert in studies for land use, aesthetic analysis, transportation/circulation, geology, hydrology, public services, utilities and cultural resources. Jason earned a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Geography from California State University at Fullerton. He is completing a Masters degree in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of California Los Angeles.
			Thomas F. Holm, AICP, Vice President of Environmental Services Thomas F. Holm, MURP, AICP, is MBA’s Southern California Vice President and Director of Environmental Services. A Principal with the firm since 2002, he offers more than 30 years of diverse planning and environmental experience on a variety of environmental, natural resource, and regulatory compliance projects. He has been actively involved in broad-based NEPA and CEQA-related projects throughout Southern and Central California including large master-planned communities, major public works and infrastructure, transportation corridors, water resources, and coastal projects. He also provides quality control and assurance to all major CEQA and NEPA efforts company-wide. A former City Planning Commissioner and Transportation/Traffic Commissioner, he has also served as Legislative Liaison and Board Member of the Orange County Chapter of the American Planning Association, and Board member of the Natural History Foundation of Orange County. Tom earned a Master’s degree in Urban Planning (Environmental Policy and Management) from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Irvine, where he majored in Political Science.