Candidate for
Council Member; City of San Mateo

Brandt Grotte has been a resident of San Mateo since 1986. He grew up in a variety of towns in the U.S. and abroad while his father was in the Air Force, settling in San Jose where he attended Leland High School. After high school, he obtained his Bachelor's in Aquatic Biology from UC Santa Barbara in 1979, and subsequently a Masters Degree in Environmental Management from the University of San Francisco in 1996. Brandt is very happily married to Kathy and has two stepsons. He currently works in the electronics industry as the company's Global Environmental, Safety and Health Manager.

Grotte has been active in neighborhood issues since 1989 including the Shoreview-Parkside Neighborhood Association and San Mateo United Homeowners including multiple years as President of each association. Other activities in support of the City and its residents and businesses have included
- Membership on San Mateo's Citizens Committee on Social Service Providers
- The City's committee that developed Single-Family Residential Design Guidelines (for second story additions)
- Bay Meadows Foundation (philanthropic)
- The City's Street Tree Maintenance focus group
- United Homeowners Subcommittee on the General Plan Update
- City of San Mateo, Citizens' Academy
- Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Program
- Several City interview boards/panels He is currently serving on the Planning Commission of the City of San Mateo for a second term and has been the Vice-Chair and Chairperson.

Professionally, Grotte has worked in the fields of aquaculture, facilities maintenance and for the past 20 years in the electronics field. His professional responsibilities include significant efforts in the areas of Quality Management systems, environmental management systems, risk management including fire protection, risk assessment, workers compensation, occupational health issues and building consensus between groups ranging from wage role employees to upper management.

Grotte's International experience has promoted his sensitivity to a variety of cultures and includes the challenges of achieving understanding across cultural boundaries. This is important when developing policies, obtaining consensus, implementing programs and interpreting needs all of which are important in the highly diverse City of San Mateo.