Brenna has a bachelor of science in journalism. Her bylines include USA Today, Chron (the Houston Chronicle's online platform), Forbes Advisor, and Career Trend.

As a contributor to First Quarter Finance, Brenna has researched topics ranging from automotive repossession to government assistance programs.

She enjoys breaking down complicated processes and policies to help people find the answers they need in their financial lives.

Brenna has earned acknowledgments from the California Newspaper Publishers Association and the national College Media Association Pinnacle Awards, including a first-place award for agricultural reporting (CNPA Better Newspapers Contest, 2016) and a first-place profile feature story (CNPA Campus Excellence in Journalism Contest, 2015).