Originally from New York City, Brett has worked in outdoor education for close to 20 years. He spent many years unsuccessfully fighting an addiction to kayaking in Alaska, as evidenced by his time working as a NOLS Sea kayaking instructor in Prince William Sound and kayaking the Inside Passage in 2011. With a background working as a paramedic in New York State, it was an easy move in 2009 to become a NOLS Wilderness Medicine instructor. Currently Brett is learning to sail, while completing the writing of his third book.