Brick has also founded a day care advocacy group, received a Citation Award for volunteer service to the Red Cross, and served on the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 500.
Prior to her election, Brick worked in the Community Services Department of the City of Winnipeg.
She had previously held several other positions in the city, working in the field of Recreation Services and Marketing.
In the 1999 Manitoba general election, Brick ran as a New Democrat in the south-end Winnipeg riding of St. Norbert.
Brick defeated Laurendeau, 3355 votes to 2610, and became the first social democrat ever to represent the riding.