About Brienne

Fact Checker and Proofreader

Brienne Skees serves as program officer for Skees Family Foundation, where she strives to end to global poverty by researching grants for innovative nonprofits in education and job-creation. She double-majored in economics and peace and conflict studies at Guilford College. Brienne has worked with African refugee children in North Carolina, taught healthcare and environmental preservation in Malawi, and taught English in Indonesia and South Korea. She’s now based in Hanoi, Vietnam. Known for her hawk-eyed precision, Brienne served as fact checker for My Job Books 1 and 2.

First job: sales associate at a clothing shop.