Brandi Smith Manes

Let's see... I graduated from UMHB in 2002 with a journalism degree and have worked in journalism exactly zero days since. I'm on my fourth job in six years (including a stint as Reba McEntire's assistant - which, yikes) and think I have finally found my niche as the youth director at GracePointe Church in Nashville. I get paid to hang out with some pretty amazing kids, and I feel very lucky to get to do it. I married a really funny guy named Aaron after college and he moved me here so he could work in music. He owns a marketing consulting company and manages a couple of bands. No kid plans yet, but we do have a super cute dog named Miles who is kind of a jerk. Things are good!