Brian, a resident of Mount Kisco and Milford, Connecticut, is a former partner with the law firm Howarth & Smith in Los Angeles, California. His twenty-year career as a trial attorney was spent handling trials and appeals for plaintiffs and defendants in high-profile, high-stakes litigation throughout the United States. He serves as a board member of Fellowship Hall in Bedford Hills, which assists in housing elderly community members in need,  serves on the Social Justice Committee for the Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco, and is active in developing and running various youth social justice campaigns. Brian also served as a member of the Business Advisory Committee for Albright College, where he majored in Business Administration/Finance. He received his law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California where he served with distinction on the Pepperdine Law Review. Brian joined the Pantry’s board in 2014 and serves as Vice President and Chair of the Governance Committee.