Brenda R. Woody

Background

Woody, Brenda R. was born on September 9, 1951 in Anthony, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Frederick George and Janet Sue (Coglizer) Woody.

Education

Bachelor in Music, U. Missouri, 1973; postgraduate, St. Louis Conservatory, 1978-1979; postgraduate, Ohio State University, 1979-1980; postgraduate, Northwestern University, 1983-1984.

Career

Music reviewer, St. Louis Globe-Democratic, 1978-1979; marketing assistant, Huntington National Bank, Columbus, Ohio., 1979-1981; staff writer, Ohio Dominican College, Columbus, 1981-1982; marketing office manager, Chicago Sun-Times, 1982-1984; community editor, Princeton (New Jersey) Packet, 1984-1986; health reporter, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa., 1986-1992; president, Zephyr Comm., Burlington, since 1992.

Achievements

• Brenda R. Woody has been listed as a noteworthy Communications company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Musician St. Louis Symphony, St. Louis, 1974-1979. Treasurer, board directors S.E. Iowa Symphony, Mount Pleasant, since 1992. Public relations advisor Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Burlington Coalition, since 1991.

Board directors Burlington Young Men’s Christian Association, 1988-1990, Altusa Club, Burlington, 1987-1990.

Interests

• Avocations: music performing, gardening, woodworking, antique collecting.

Connections

Married Allen Y. Baker, October 20, 1974 (divorced 1979). Married John Frederick Richards, October 10, 1990. 1 child, Aaron Yale Baker.

Father:

Frederick George Woody

Mother:

Janet Sue (Coglizer) Woody

Spouse:

Allen Y. Baker

Spouse:

John Frederick Richards

child:

Aaron Yale Baker Woody