A child prodigy who began playing at the age of 4 at her home in Garwood, New Jersey, she picked up the game from her father, John Ogonowski.

[3] Recognizing her talent, her father built wooden boxes around the table so she would be the correct height for him to teach her the sport.

At age 11, she became a pro player with the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) and came to be known as "Queen of the Hill".

When she won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship, she had held every title possible in women's professional pool.

Coming out of retirement and making a comeback, Ogonowski-Brown won the 2017 Super Billiards Expo Players Championship.