Professional Summary
Professor Brewer is an attorney with specialized expertise in Government Contract law and the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), the policy-making process for Executive and Independent agencies of the Federal government. She currently advises clients in understanding federal and state acquisition laws the implementation of innovative strategies, effective internal controls, and customized trainings. Her commercial successes include shaping audit-readiness activities, re-designing corporate governance systems, and streamlining business processes and compliance controls for multi-billion dollar global clients.
Professor Brewer previously enjoyed a rewarding career within the Department of Defense. As a senior staff member of the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (OUSD/AT&L), she worked with the Executive Office of the President and U.S. Congress to shape new acquisition regulations and policies affecting 35,000 contracting professionals. In that role, she led teams responsible for interpreting statutes, executive orders, and governmentwide policies for promulgation into the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and DoD's supplement to the FAR. She successfully ushered several high-profile regulations through the rule-making procedures prescribed by the APA.
Professor Brewer is a graduate of the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University, earning a Master of Public Administration. She also earned a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati.