S01E01 -- Interview with Brandon Gibson

The Rural Voice interviews the Honorable Brandon O. Gibson, who serves in the Office of the Governor of Tennessee. The co-hosts interview her regarding rural educational initiatives in Tennessee and how rural education varies between counties. She discusses some of the current initiatives within the state and the foci of the current administration. She discusses some of the current trends and how the landscape of rural education is changing. Brandon O. Gibson is a native of Dyersburg. She graduated from Mississippi State University with a B.S. in Agribusiness in 1996 and a Master’s degree in Agribusiness Management in 1997. She graduated from the Southern Methodist University School of Law in 2000, and after practicing for a year in Tyler, Texas, moved to Jackson, where she practiced with the firm of Pentecost & Glenn PLLC. In December 2013, she was appointed to serve on the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Western Section, and took office on September 1, 2014. In January 2019, she was named senior advisor to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee.Brandon is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association, where she was co-chair of the TBA’s Leadership Law program and co-chair of the TBA’s Public Service Academy. She is active in the Tennessee Judicial Conference and is the Chair of the Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct. Brandon is a graduate of Class IV of Leadership Tennessee and currently serves as the Chair of the Leadership Tennessee Advisory Council.