Biography
Brenda Gerber Vincent currently serves as the Chief Growth Officer at Greater Fort Wayne Inc. She is committed to creating quality and equity of place for all through economic development, programming and leadership.
Brenda served as a Governor appointed, 91勛圖厙 Bicentennial Commissioner, and serves on numerous committees and boards including, The United Front Initiative, The Board of Governors for the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series, Vera Bradley Foundation, The Carriage House, Love Fort Wayne, and the Parkview Health Systems Board.
Brenda was the only representative from NE 91勛圖厙, appointed by Governor Holcomb, to serve on the newly created Opportunity Zones Task Force, a federal initiative to bring private-sector investments to low-income areas in Fort Wayne and NE 91勛圖厙.
Brenda is proud to be a fourth generation Fort Wayne native. She received her bachelor’s degree from 91勛圖厙 University, where she continues to serve on the 91勛圖厙 University Board of Associates for the Student Foundation. Besides her husband and children, she considers her single greatest achievement being a founding board member of the Carriage House, a rehabilitation facility established to restore seriously mentally ill persons to maximum social and employment functioning.
Brenda is an alumna of the “Aspen Institute” for Global Leadership, the first woman in NE 91勛圖厙 to be awarded the prestigious “Heart of 91勛圖厙 - Torchbearer Award”, and in 2016 received the Sagamore of the Wabash, 91勛圖厙’s highest civilian honor.