Dan Buhrmann has called Reno, Nevadahome since 2002. He is Executive Vice President with CBRE, Inc., specializing in the leasing, sales, and development of industrial real estate. Dan holds undergraduate degrees from the University of California, Davis in both Economics, and International Relations. In addition, Dan is a Reno Gazette-Journal/Young Professionals Network 20 Under 40 Award winner, a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), and a designee of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). Above all else, Dan is a dedicated family man to his wife and two boys. An avid outdoorsman, Dan enjoys fly-fishing, hunting, backpacking, skiing, and camping. Dan has had the privilege to serve as a director and past President of the Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation since 2007, being called to action after a close friend’s son lost his battle with pediatric cancer. In addition, Dan is active in the community as a previous board member and past President of Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful, has served as a volunteer coach of the Special Olympics Alpine Ski Team and coach’s youth soccer and lacrosse for his son’s teams.

Sophie Boel originally moved to Reno, NV, in 2016 for a new job and is thrilled that it’s become her permanent home since. Sophie graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a dual degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering along with Engineering and Public Policy in May of 2013. She has worked as an engineer and project manager, first in oil and gas and then in technical commercial construction prior to battery recycling, which is her current field. Though originally moving to Reno to work on the construction and engineering team at Tesla’s Gigafactory 1, she now serves as Redwood Materials’ federal and external affairs manager. Sophie has spent much of her life volunteering with inner-city communities along with children and adults with special needs. She originally joined forces with NNCCF to be more involved in her new community and is continuously inspired by all the work NNCCF does for these little fighters and their families; she is proud to have been a board member since 2016. Sophie and her husband Dan are new parents to their son Carson, and whenever she’s not focusing on all things baby or working, Sophie enjoys spending time with her dog, running, hiking, cooking, and seeing live music.

Brandi is proud to be born and raised in the Reno/Sparks Area graduating from Edward C. Reed High School and the University of Nevada with a degree in Journalism and minor in Psychology. She started her career in advertising on the agency side of the business in 1998 and has worked on behalf of clients in the Health Care, Technology, Education, Arts, Real Estate Development, Travel & Tourism, Public Health, and Automotive industries. In 2017, she and her business partner started a performance marketing and media agency, concentrating on return on investment, attribution and analytics for complex multi-media campaigns in higher education, public health, automotive and real estate development. She and her husband, also a native of northern Nevada and retired Reno Fire Operator, are the parents of two teenage sons that they chase around enjoying baseball, football, hockey and whatever new endeavors the boys are interested in. Her family is deeply invested in NNCCF and grateful for all of the support it extends to families of pediatric cancer patients and survivors. She knows this better than most because her oldest son was diagnosed with ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) in 2010. She was inspired by the work NNCCF did for families that were in all stages of their cancer journey and connected with other families that have gone through and are currently battling their children’s own pediatric cancer. Making a difference, no matter how large or small, in the lives of families fighting for their children is deeply personal to Brandi and she is excited to lend any help and resources she can to the NNCCF mission in northern Nevada.