Penelope Brooks is from Memphis, Tennessee and attends the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. She has served as a Research Assistant Associate Dean of Diversity & Inclusion Demetria D. Frank.

• Ms. Brooks is a Student Ambassador and Peer Mentor for the 1L Classes of 2025 and 2026. 
• She was the 2022-2023 Treasurer for the Hispanic Law Student Association, and the 2022-2023 Diversity & Inclusion Chair for American Constitution Society. 
• As a part of her commitment to her community, she has coordinated local outreach to underserved high school students and provided pro bono services at the Expungement Clinic.

Penelope is a published writer and served on a selection committee to select articles for publication as a staff member for Volume 53 of the Memphis Law Review. In her spare time, Penelope enjoys hiking, playing board games with her family, and traveling.

Education
The University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee, J.D. Candidate December 2024
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Bachelor of Arts in English: Creative Writing with a minor in Political Science and Public Service in 2021, summa cum laude.

Professional Affiliations
Phi Alpha Delta
Tennessee Bar Association

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