Brenda J. Atchison is first vice president of International Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. Currently a member of Chapter TE in Grass Valley, California, Brenda was initiated into Chapter AI in Twin Falls, Idaho, in 1974. Brenda was elected to the P.E.O. Executive Board of California State Chapter in 1994, serving as president from 2000-2001. Brenda was appointed to the board of trustees for the P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund in 2001 and served as chairman of the board from 2005-2007.
Brenda and her husband, Jim, have two daughters, both of whom are fifth-generation P.E.O.s. Brenda’s mother, Betty Bonnett, was a member of Chapter AI in Twin Falls, Idaho, and served as president of P.E.O.’s Idaho State Chapter.
Graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor of music in vocal music education from the University of Idaho in Moscow, Brenda graduated from Dominican University of California with a master of business administration in strategic leadership in 2004. Brenda owns a personnel firm with an emphasis on recruiting healthcare and medical information management technology professionals nationwide.
