Advisory Board
Brett Olson
Creative Director, Renewing the Countryside, St. Paul, MN
Brett Olson is the creative director for all of the publications and marketing projects of Renewing the Countryside (www.renewingthecountryside.org). He has been working as an art director and designer for fifteen years. Starting as a designer at a small design company in Minneapolis, he quickly opened his own firm and has designed many printed advertising and media campaigns for both non-profit and corporate clients.
By the year 2000, much of his work was for the non-profit sector and in 2001 he focused most of his time on designing for Renewing the Countryside. As one of the founders, Brett has been involved in much of the planning and organizing and promotion of Renewing the Countryside since it’s beginning.
Brett lives with his wife, Jan Joannides, and their two kids in St. Paul, MN.