^AFP (7 Feb 2017). "Tom Perriello announces staff for gubernatorial campaign". Augusta Free Press (بالإنجليزية الأمريكية). Archived from the original on 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2018-03-18. Chief of Staff – Brennan Gilmore - A Lexington, Va., native and UVA graduate, Brennan will serve as the campaign's chief of staff, advising Tom on strategy and planning. A career Foreign Service Officer, Brennan previously served in diplomatic posts across Africa and in the State Department in Washington, before being Tom's top aide as U.S. Envoy to the African Great Lakes Region. He is also an accomplished bluegrass musician.
^"Echols Scholars Program Alumni Class of 2001 | Undergraduate, U.Va". college.as.virginia.edu (بالإنجليزية). Archived from the original on 2019-08-03. Retrieved 2018-03-18. I passed my foreign service exams, and am awaiting security clearance, so most likely next year I'll be a foreign service officer. In the meantime I'm paying the bills as a professional bluegrass musician.