Brenda Stanley

Brenda Stanley is the Director of Strategic Planning and Development for Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho. She is a former broadcast news director and anchor for the NBC affiliate in Eastern Idaho. Brenda is the author of three novels and two cookbooks. She has been recognized for her writing by the Scripps Howard Foundation, the Hearst Journalism Awards, The Idaho Press Club and the Society for Professional Journalists. She is a graduate of Dixie College in St. George, Utah and was named Valedictorian of her class at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Brenda received her MBA from Western Governors University. She is an adjunct professor at Idaho State University in the Communications Department. She is the mother of 5 children, including two sets of twins (born 20 months apart) and three grandchildren. Brenda and her husband Dave, a veterinarian, live in Blackfoot, where according to her husband; Brenda is creating her own petting zoo.