Brendan grew up in the Central West End and as a young boy he skated at Steinberg Ice Rink. His passion for speed skating started at a young age. Brendan was a member of the 1994 United States Olympic Speed Skating Team in Lillehammer, Norway. In 1990, he was a member of the U.S. short track team and the National long track teams. In 1995, Brendan was the National Long Track Champion. Brendan has taught PE at TSMSOC for 7 years with the goal of teaching the love of life long sports. Now that Brendan is retired from speed skating, he enjoys sharing his stories about speed skating with his students.

In his spare time, he enjoys training for three types of bike racing: criterium, track, and mountain biking. Brendan enjoys spending time with his son, his family, and friends.