BRENNAN BUSH

NOW: Executive director for Cameron Arts Museum

BRENNAN was named CAM’s head in 2011, helping to see over its continued growth in exhibits and programming . After working with the museum over thirty years, Brennan plans to retire March 31. Deputy director HEATHER WILSON will serve as interim executive director.

DECEMBER 2011 – “Behind the Scenes”

THEN: Played the role of Brooke Davis on One Tree Hill

NOW: TV and film actress, producer, and activist

On the heels of the drama series One Tree Hill wrapping up its final season, Bush sat down with WILMA to talk about her time filming in Wilmington and becoming active on issues affecting both the area’s environment and North Carolina. “A long time ago, someone told me I could make a difference and I said, ‘You know what, I’m going to try.’ And even if you change one person’s world, that counts. You don’t have to change the whole world,” she said in 2011. “To me, I look at it as a ripple effect.”

THEN: Regional director of the Small Business and Technology Development Center at UNCW

NOW: Principal of Scarlett Ink Media sponsors'

For the cover story in 2012, SCARLETT shared negotiating tips with readers including knowing your priorities and reviewing each negotiating situation to reflect on how to improve for the next time.

“(People) tend to take each one singularly and don’t realize that it’s a process to get better, because it’s not an overnight skill. We, as women, have an advantage because some of this stuff is innate within us. So, we just have to bring it out and utilize it in a way we’re not accustomed to,” she advised at the time.