She served local churches since 2004 and most recently was the Mission Coordinator for ministry with Latino communities on the west coast of the United States. She’s a graduate of U.C. Berkeley in English and Creative Writing and Pacific School of Religion at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA where she received her Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Biblical Languages. She currently lives in Whittier, CA with her family, two dogs, one rooster, and three chickens. Brenda loves to hear and tell good stories. She slangs real estate on the side.