Brody Dwyer

Mentor/Peer Program Coordinator/Certified Medical Peer Support Specialist

Brody was privileged to grow up in Truckee, California, graduating from Truckee High School in 2004. Growing up, he delighted in the wilderness and being outdoors, where he could be found camping, backpack camping, fishing, fly-fishing, skiing, and snowmobiling. Following his passion for cooking after working a corporate job, Brody graduated from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Portland, Oregon, in 2011 — with high honors and perfect attendance. After experiencing a mental health crisis in 2016, Brody fervently began seeking out ways to advocate for mental health while learning about his condition(s). Thus, he walked away from his successful career in the restaurant industry to continue to pursue his new passions of mental health advocacy, trauma healing, and crisis intervention. Being certified in crisis intervention, mental health first aid, and trauma informed care allowed him the honor to work as a homeless outreach coordinator in Truckee and North Lake Tahoe, and now he puts his skills to use serving youth in his community. He aspires to become a licensed practitioner of the healing arts after attaining his bachelor’s in psychology.