She has eight years of teaching experience and is an alumna of Teach For America. At Kelly Miller she serves on the Administrative Leadership team where she meets regularly throughout the school year to ensure that both planning for school improvement and the implementation of those plans is on course. Prior to teaching at Kelly Miller, and before coming to D.C., Brenda taught in Boston, New Jersey, and Georgia. She helped her school earn the top middle school CCRPI (College and Career Ready Performance Index) score in Atlanta Public Schools for two years in a row. Brenda has participated in numerous fellowships including Citybridge Education Innovation Fellow, Bridging for Mathematical Argumentation , T3 Turnaround Teacher Teams, and more.