Brendan Whipple

A business management major at Brigham Young University – Idaho, this is Brendan’s second semester with Madison Liberty.
Raised primarily in Gilbert, Arizona, he traveled extensively throughout the United States, observing and learning along the way. Working his way through college, Brendan has worked in sales and the trade industry as a carpet and tile cleaner. Prior to college, he served two years as a missionary for his church in Northern Ohio.
In addition to his role with MLI, Brendan is active member of Spark Freedom and serves in a leadership capacity with the local Young Americans for Freedom chapter in an effort to promote civil and useful discussion about the state and welfare of our country through activism projects as well as student and civic engagement.
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