Brenda M.

Brenda M. has over 8 years of work experience. Brenda started their career in 2011 as a Management Support Clerk at FEMA where they performed various clerical tasks such as answering phone calls, record-keeping, maintaining and arranging files, transcribing data, sorting mail, and overall promoting FEMA's mission. Brenda was also responsible for handling, typing, editing, formatting, maintaining the confidentiality of documents, and overall having a strong attention to detail. Brenda also worked closely with the Property & Contracting Officers in order to buy, track, maintain, and organize government property through routine check-ups and documentation. In 2015, they moved on to become an Academic Outreach Coordinator at Academy of Art University. In 2017, they worked as a Student Services Specialist at San Francisco State University and as a Community Outreach Assistant at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. In this role, they had a unique opportunity to work in close collaboration with staff in helping measure, track, and record the impact and success of a pilot program developed to engage the Latino community. Brenda also gained the skills to assess museum's initiatives when engaging with new audiences, collect and translate data, understand donor and grant initiatives, and coordinate volunteering efforts. Most recently, Brenda M. has been working as a Sr. Manager of Projects & Business Operations and an Operations Manager at Gatik since 2019.

Brenda M. has an extensive educational background. Brenda obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Cornell College between 2011 and 2015. Brenda then went on to pursue a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Museology/Museum Studies from San Francisco State University between 2017 and 2019. In April 2020, Brenda M. also earned twelve certifications from LinkedIn in areas such as Human Resources Foundations, Talent Management, and Understanding Business.