Forrest joined the BRYC team as a recruitment manager in January 2022 and was promoted to associate director in January 2024 and to director in July 2024. In this role, he is often the first BRYC team member prospective Fellows and families meet. Forrest drives all 8th–12th-grade Fellow recruitment efforts, including working with school and community leaders to identify strong Fellow candidates and guiding families through the application and matriculation process. 

A Lake Providence, La., native, Forrest attended Northwestern State University of Louisiana, earning a bachelor’s of science in business administration. While a student, he served as a Presidential Ambassador, performing so excellently in the role that he was later hired by his alma mater as a student recruiter. A year after graduating, he was promoted to assistant director of university recruiting for the Louisiana Scholars’ College. Forrest is an avid car fan (he can name every car ever made), and he also owns a baking company, Major’s Cakes and Bakes.