#### Contact Info
[talk](/User_talk:Brandon_CS_Sanders): leave me a public message (preferred)
[email](http://solseed.org/Special:Emailuser/Brandon_CS_Sanders): myfirstname@solseed.org
phone: (626) SOL-SEED ... (626) 765-7333
skype: BrandonCsSanders
address: 1824 SE Oak Street, Portland OR 97214, United States
#### A bit about me
Hello, I'm with [Shelley](/Shelley). I'm one of the founders of the [SolSeedMovement](/SolSeedMovement). I'm currently working to create the first [SolSeed Business](/SolSeed_Business).
#### SolSeed Practices
- [Daily meditation](/Daily_Practice)
- Weekly services
- Cultivating my [Brandon's topical community protocol](/topical_communities)
#### Some links to online Earthseed Communities Worth Following
- Yahoo Groups: [God Is Change](http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GodIsChange/), [Earthseed new and small](http://groups.yahoo.com/group/octavia-butler-earthseed), [Earthseed large and spammy](http://groups.yahoo.com/group/earthseedoctaviabutlerclub)
- Tribes.net: http://earthseed.tribe.net
- Facebook: [Earthseed ... owner seems a bit proprietary](http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=126228786977)
- Ning: [... Earthseed.ning.com ... same guy](http://earthseed.ning.com/)
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#### A lot about me
Some folks have asked me why I add my two middle initials when I sign my name. I do it to make it easy to tell me apart from the more famous folks that also have the name Brandon Sanders. My four names are a brief sketch of my family tree. The first three names come from the gals and the last name comes from the fellas:
- || maternal Grandma born Evelina Brandon.
- || paternal Grandma born Delores Clark.
- || wife born Shelley Schoepflin.
- || dad born Robert Sanders.
I'm proud of my family and the sacrifices they've made so that I could have more opportunities than they.
My dad is a journeyman model maker who runs 4B, a small [Wire EDM](http://www.4bformtools.com) shop. I inherit my creativity and passion for inventing from him. My mom is a journeyman die maker who nurtures our family and does the books for 4B. I inherit my attention to detail and passion for justice from her. Thanks mom and dad!
 My self-education also includes a few credentials ... a BSE (June 1998) in Electrical Engineering from [Walla Walla College](http://www.wallawalla.edu/) (now University) and a PhD (August 1, 2005) in Computer Science from the [University of Rochester](http://www.cs.rochester.edu/). I am involved in starting the [SolSeedMovement](/SolSeedMovement) and love to go windsurfing in the Columbia River Gorge with Shelley (yes she is better than me <nowiki><sigh></nowiki>).
I hope to see you around :-)
May you be filled with loving kindness.
May you be well.
May you be peaceful and at ease.
May you be happy.