Polk County Public Schools
Dr. Brenda C. Reddout is in her third four-year term on the School Board. Born and raised in Rome, New York, she earned a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Geneseo, and a master’s degree from the New School for Social Research (now New School University). She earned her doctorate in education from Capella University, where she focused on academic achievement of at-risk children.
Dr. Reddout has served as an adjunct instructor for Ithaca College, for the New School for Social Research, and for Florida A & M University. She has also served as a community facilitator for the University of South Florida. It was in that role that she established a community development corporation (CDC) in Winter Haven, Florida. Prior to moving to Winter Haven in 1993 from Syracuse, New York, Dr. Reddout worked extensively in community and economic development and health care. She has provided consulting services in marketing, health care, community development, and education to major corporations and nonprofit organizations.
Dr. Reddout is a member of Polk Businesses for World Class Education, and serves as a member of the Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce Education Committee. Dr. Reddout was president of READ Polk for three years. She recently served a term as Board representative to the Polk Education Foundation Board, and serves as a lector and Eucharistic minister at St. Matthew's Catholic Church in Winter Haven. She volunteers at Denison Middle School as the mentor program coordinator and as a mentor, and is on the school advisory committee at Karen Siegel Academy. She has received a number of local awards recognizing her community service. She and her husband, Dr. Jeff Reddout, have two daughters.
Term expires 11/17/08
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Address: P.O. Box 391, Bartow, FL 33831
Phone: (863) 324-0127
Email: Brenda Reddout