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Brad Hansen
CTFA | VP | Senior Family Advisor
Yakima, WA

Service to others is more than a personal philosophy for Brad Hansen, Vice President and Senior Family Advisor. It’s also a professional one. In his role, Brad engages with clients and organizations for a stronger community and helps — financially or through community- involvement — put them in action.



His service includes, among other organizations, the Yakima Downtown Rotary, Yakima Union Gospel Mission and Yakima Valley Memorial Foundation. For the latter, he is co-chair of the Children’s Health and Medical Programs (CHAMPs) Campaign, a $15 million children’s health initiative to improve access to critical services.

“My core belief system has always been: If I just give some of my time to people and groups that need the expertise of either finance or a set of hands to help, it would strengthen our valley here in Yakima,” Brad says.

It’s an approach he and his wife are passing to their children, who have joined them several hours each month, helping with landscaping and social care for an elderly blind woman, through Catholic Charities. He traces his volunteer ethics to his teens and 20s, when time spent with elder leaders in the Walla Walla Valley instilled a deep sense of civic engagement.

“My role allows me to connect with people and organizations throughout Yakima. I get to show them that our team is invested in their future, while also having the vision and expertise to help them pass on their legacy, should they need our help,” he says. “It’s one of the many ways I get to connect my personal and professional beliefs at Baker Boyer.”