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Every year, one cadet from each of the nine Los Angeles Community College District campuses is chosen to represent their department.
Kevin Brandon, 26, is a cadet with the Pierce College Sheriff’s Station and was chosen as a nominee for Cadet of the Year by Jeanine Swanson, who served as campus deputy at the time.
Swanson has since transfered to a different post and could not be reached for comment.
Brandon was presented the Cadet of the Year award by Sheriff Asst. Chief Cecil Rhambo at a Los Angeles Community College District meeting which took place Oct. 7 at the district office.
Each of the cadet nominees had to submit a biography. In Brandon’s biography, he mentions his four-year enlistment in the military, which included a 12-month tour in Iraq for which he was given multiple awards.
“I take great pride in the fact that I am able work for the Los Angeles Pierce College Sheriff Station, because not only am I able to give back to my community, but I am able to serve the school that is providing me an education,” Brandon states in his biography.
Brandon, a finance major, has attended Pierce since 2007 is a member of the Student Finance Association and on the Dean’s List. He is currently interning at Ameriprise Financial.
As a cadet on campus, Brandon’s duties include enforcing parking, opening doors, taking care of staff and performing escorts.
Brandon said he joined the cadet program after hearing about it from a friend of his.
He plans on becoming a financial adviser after finishing at Pierce.
“I hope to continue serving my community by providing client-specific financial advice and developing a goal-directed plan to ensure financial stability to families and individuals alike,” he said.
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Cadet of the Year, Kevin Brandon, stands outside the Leroy D. Baca Sheriffs Station on the Pierce Campus. Brandon plans on going into finance after getting his associates degree. (Galit Royker / Roundup)
