Brent received his bachelor’s degree in business from Goshen College and his MBA from James Madison University. He is the past President and CEO of Trumbo Electric, which performs industrial and institutional electrical engineering and construction in Virginia and West Virginia. Brent served as a District 1 Planning Commissioner and Supervisor for Rockingham County as well as chairman for Rockingham County’s Solar Ordinance committee. Brent provides leadership for Mennonite Disaster Service in areas devastated by climate change weather events and is a Legacy Club member of The Nature Conservancy. He enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking, and working on improvements to his farm in Timberville with his wife, Judith, who is the past President and CEO of Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community.