Brennan leads DQC’s efforts to ensure that state leaders enact policies that get teachers, parents, and students themselves the data they need for every student to excel. She focuses on issues including educator data literacy, educator preparation, financial data, and the critical importance of effectively communicating about data and policy.
Brennan joined DQC in 2011 to advance the organization’s mission that seeks to ensure that data is used in service of student learning. Before joining DQC, Brennan worked at the State Collaborative on Reforming Education, in Nashville, Tennessee, as a research and policy analyst. During her graduate studies she worked for the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office of Research and Education Accountability.
Brennan earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Vanderbilt University and a master’s in public policy from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody School of Education. She is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Even outside the office, Brennan enjoys a good policy discussion. She also loves taking in DC’s excellent museums, many parks, and good Ethiopian food.
