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Brad Summa '91

Brad Summa '91

Hometown

Stanberry, Missouri

Current City

Ballwin, Missouri


Alumni Association Board Member

Board member since 2024


Education

  • MBA, Capella University, 2019
  • B.S., Math Education, Northwest Missouri State University, 1991

Occupation / Employer Name

After teaching high school math for two years, he began his career with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) in 1993. In March 2016 Brad became the Director of the Heartland Regional Field Office covering Illinois and Missouri. He had two early career stints with NASS in the Kentucky and Iowa field offices. Prior to taking over as Director of the Heartland Region, Brad spent 15 years in Washington, DC, with the last five as Chief of Staff. Brad also currently serves in the United States Army Reserve. His career began as a Private in 1987 with the Missouri Army National Guard and he is currently a Colonel assigned as an Operations Officer for the Training and Doctrine Command. In 2005 then Captain Summa deployed to Iraq and spent a year on a Military Transition Team in the Northwest region of the country. 

Family

Brad currently resides in Ballwin, Missouri with his wife and together they have two children. He and his wife also own and operate Summabodes, LLC, a real estate investment company, that owns and manages property in the St. Louis, Missouri area.

Northwest / Community Involvement

  • Actively serves as a member of Dayspring Baptist Church in St. Louis

  • Member and volunteer for the Northwest Missouri State University St. Louis Alumni Chapter