[1] Brooks is the founder, president and CEO of the Washington, DC–based advertising and marketing communications agency SRB Communications, which specializes in multicultural advertising, public relations, media relations, and broadcast production.
[2][3] Brooks focuses her special interest in entrepreneurial education and minority business issues.
In 2014, she was the Entrepreneur in Residence at the School of Communications at Howard University where she provided consulting services in strategy, branding and media outreach for the entrepreneurial incubator.
[citation needed] Brooks received a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications with a major in broadcast journalism from the University of Washington in 1978.
[citation needed] Brooks began her career as a news director, reporter, anchor, and documentary producer at CBS, NBC, PBS and Fox owned-and operated and affiliate TV stations across the United States.