She graduated from nursing school in Ohio, in 1966. She then worked for 6 years at the Columbus (Ohio) Children's Hospital. In 1972, Brenda joined the United States Air Force, Nurse Corps where she spent the next 20 years. She became a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in 1973. She came to Tyler in 1994 to join the staff of the Family CARE Center. Her greatest joy and satisfaction has been participation in the steady growth of what is now the Family Circle of Care and serving the children of East Texas.