Brenda is a proud associate member of The Recording Academy and a Patron of the Arts Circle of Film Independent where she is a voting member of the Spirit Awards. Brenda is also an active philanthropist in the arts and entertainment community through the Chicago Media Project, Sundance Catalyst, and Women Moving Millions. Brenda has acted as production counsel and executive producer for numerous documentary and feature film projects as well as scripted and unscripted television programming. Brenda is a graduate of the University of Michigan and obtained a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a certificate in Business & Public Policy from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School. She splits her time between Chicago and Los Angeles.