Brian Flanagan

Brian Flanagan, a native of Oklahoma, spent much of his childhood in Haiti, where his parents were long-term development workers and missionaries. Brian has a master’s degree in international agriculture and rural development and a Doctor of Education in agricultural education. 

Brian worked for nearly eight years in Haiti. He first worked for the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in rural Haiti on agriculture and environmental programs and then with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), leading IOM Haiti’s southern regional office, supporting job creation projects in Haiti's urban and rural areas.

Brian then worked at ECHO in North Fort Myers, FL, as the Intern manager and then Director of Agricultural Training for five years. He currently lives with his family in East Tennessee, where he works at the University of Tennessee Smith International Center and is involved in his local Church’s global and local outreach.