Brenda J. Johnson Harris resides in rural southeastern Ohio. She is the mother of two adult children, Maurita N. Harris and Andre O. Harris    She has six wonderful grandchildren, Hunter, Holden, and Hailey Harris and Wesley, Mason, and Melena Walker.  She has also been blessed with a precious great grandson, Josiah Harris.  She is a retired employee of the Federal Government and is a graduate of the National Paralegal Academy.  She is a member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and is actively involved in many activities. Brenda has been an avid reader since childhood.  She has also written, “It’s a Zoo in My Backyard” and “The Chocolate Mountain”. Her philosophy is “ If I can help somebody as I pass along, then my living has not been in vain”.