Brenda Council
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Brenda J. Council is a labor lawyer and community leader in North Omaha, Nebraska.
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[edit] Political career
She has served on the Omaha School Board and the Omaha City Council, and ran for mayor in 1994 and 1997, losing both elections by slim margins[1]. She was formerly western regional president of the National Caucus of Black School Board Members. Interestingly, she was featured three times in Ebony Magazine due to her prominence as an Omaha leader. She is a permanent roundtable member of the Omaha KETV television Sunday morning talk show, Kaleidoscope.
[edit] Biography
Council was born in Omaha, attended Omaha Central High School and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (class of 1974). She received a law degree from Creighton University Law School in 1977.
[edit] Awards
Council's work and leadership has garnered widespread attention. She has earned numerous awards and honors including the Urban League of Nebraska's National Prominence Award, selection as the Nebraska Outstanding Young Woman, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Teachers College Alumni Award of Excellence, the African American award of the Durham Western Heritage Museum and installation as the 62nd Face on the Floor of the Omaha Press Club.
