Brandi Scales
Communications and Federal Policy Analyst
 

A graduate of Columbus School for Girls, Brandi Scales holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Morgan State University, a Historically Black Institution in Baltimore, Maryland. While at Morgan State University, she received her department's award for Leadership and Academic Achievement.

Since the completion of her undergraduate studies, she has had diverse professional experiences.  Brandi has focused her efforts to children and families, mainly those in the inner city and considered as high-risk youth.  She has worked as a group worker in settlement houses in Columbus on the cities' Near East Side and in the Weinland Park area.  She has provided case management services for consumers all across the spectrum: children, severally mentally disabled, immigrant and refugee communities, and the elderly.  In an effort to increase her knowledge of the field, Brandi pursued further studies at The Ohio State University in the College of Social Work Master's program. 

Putting her undergraduate education to use, Brandi has served as a Legislative Aide to Ohio Senate Minority Leader, Senator Ray Miller.  In this capacity, she staffed the Senate Health and Human Services, Finance, Education, and Controlling Board Committees. Immediately prior to joining PCSAO, she lobbied the state legislature in her capacity as a Legislative Liaison for the Ohio Department of Health.  It is in these capacities that she was instrumental in developing and implementing public policy. 

Currently, she is working towards a Juris Doctor at Capital University Law School with a Child and Family Law concentration.  She is a wife to Pastor E. LaMarr Scales and a mother of one son, Nicholas.  She continues to be a voice for those that society often neglects.