Dawnette Brenner

Dawnette Brenner is a San Francisco–based administrator, author, and storyteller with 19 years of classroom teaching (2004–2023) and a 3-year administrator tenure as vice principal in 2023, continuing her work in elementary education. As a seasoned mentor of curious minds, she shapes literacy-rich classrooms, nurtures imagination, and models compassionate storytelling for students, families, and educators. Her work affirms that stories catalyze learning, empathy, and resilience.

Since 2014 she has supported learners through leadership roles and now channels that experience into diverse, reader-centered works for children and teens. She reimagined The Ancient Sacred Tree Chronicles as Joshua Creed: Keeper of Worlds. She has book 2 releasing July 2026. Her YA novel is Exit Signs; she plans two middle-grade mysteries fiction series and a humorous trilogy.

A devoted grandmother of six, Dawnette also supports families who have lost a child to cancer. She lives in San Francisco and connects with readers on Goodreads, Facebook, and Instagram.