Ms. Brady is a pediatric nurse practitioner with extensive experience in pediatric primary care, emergency care, and intensive care. She earned a bachelor of science in nursing at Loyola University in Chicago, Ill. She attended the University of Minnesota, where she earned a master of science and completed the pediatric nurse practitioner program. Most recently, Ms. Brady helped to establish Andersen Schools Health Center in Minneapolis, a clinic in an urban elementary school of 1,400 students with a high rate of asthma. Ms. Brady is currently involved in several community initiatives related to pediatric asthma.

In addition, Ms. Brady was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota Graduate School of Nursing. Her areas of medical interest include inner city asthma, access to health care, and screening for asthma.