Brad Pickel serves as the Director of Marketing and Senior Public Policy Advisor at Marlowe & Company, specializing in business development and local representation of Marlowe & Company clients in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Mr. Pickel is an expert in the environmental management of coastal areas and worked in both university and government settings before starting his own company in April 2007.
Prior to that, Mr. Pickel was the director of beach management for the Walton County Florida Tourist Development Council (TDC), where he coordinated all aspects of beach protection and restoration. In addition to project management efforts for Walton County, Mr. Pickel served as the point of contact regarding coastal issues with the local community, non-governmental organizations, and local, state, and federal agencies. This provided him opportunities to develop strong partnerships and encourage collaboration among all interested parties. Mr. Pickel has also overseen all federal lobbying efforts on behalf of Walton County’s beaches, which has led to a 100% success rate for yearly funding requests since 2002. For his work on behalf of Walton County, Mr. Pickel was awarded the 2006 Person of the Year Award from the Northwest Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association.
Mr. Pickel is also a leader in numerous national and state organizations relating to coastal management. For example, he is on the board of directors of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) and served on the board of directors of the Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association from 2004 to 2007.
Mr. Pickel received a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from Auburn University and a Master of Science in Marine Sciences from the University of South Alabama. Pickel lives with his wife, Leslie, in Beaufort, SC.
