Meet Our Team

Bram was appointed CEO and President of the Bay Area Rescue Mission in February of 2021. With 17 years of executive leadership experience, Bram has directed programs and operations for charities in East Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, and Hawaii, leading teams of up to 400. Over the years, he launched and completed large company-wide strategic plans, capital campaigns, and projects, most notably The Salvation Army Silicon Valley ($150M), Kroc Center Hawaii in West Oahu ($133M), and EPACENTER in East Palo Alto ($40M). Over the past four years, Bram has launched a new strategic plan, helped complete a $6 million capital campaign to launch the recently opened Muriel E. Mayes Center for Women and Children, opened a new Sober Living Environment in Solano County, and guided the team to new program and financial highs post-pandemic. Though born in Hawaii, he grew up in Southern California and Colorado. He returned to Hawaii to graduate with honors from the University of Hawaii, Shidler School of Business, and studied at the University of Science and Technology in Hong Kong. In December 2024, he was ordained as a Minister of the Gospel by the Bay Area Rescue Mission. He also obtained an MBA in Nonprofit Management and Social Entrepreneurship at City Vision University, where he is now the newest Board Member. He loves the Lord, has been married for 29 years to his beautiful wife Sharol, and has four talented young adult children. The Begonia family loves traveling and serving the Lord in various ministries.