National Campus Director
Brett Powell was born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and played competitive sports throughout most of his youth. While at university, Brett played with the varsity basketball team for five years. After a profound conversion experience, he sensed a call into full-time ministry. Previous to this he was headed for a teaching career or graduate studies. For the past 14 years Brett has served as a youth minister, campus missionary and now as the National Campus Director for CCO. Brett and his wife Andrea live in Coquitlam, BC and are parents to seven children: Jacob, Hannah, Joseph, Thomas, Francis, Sarah and Benjamin. Brett's formation in organizational leadership has allowed him to speak to numerous religious organizations on topics such as time management, personal effectiveness, having healthy and effective teams, and spiritual leadership. Brett has also been a contributing writer for various publications, including The Word Among Us.