Brenda Shinn

• 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Shooting (Airgun), second place in Women's Air Pistol, qualifying for a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team
• 2007 World Cup USA, 35th place in air pistol
• 2007 National Championships bronze medalist in air pistol, 6th in sport pistol
• 2007 Fall Selection bronze medalist in air pistol, 5th in sport pistol
• 2007 Spring Selection, 5th in sport pistol
• 2006 National Championships, 6th place in air pistol, 15th place in sport pistol
• 2006 Fall Selection silver medalist air pistol, 5th place in sport pistol
• 2006 3xAir Match bronze medalist in air pistol

Brenda learned to shoot in the Orange County Sheriff's Police Explorer Program in 1979. She won the 1980 National Police Explorer Pistol Match and was invited to the Olympic Training Center. There she was introduced to air pistol. Brenda shot for two years as a junior and shot in the 1982 Nationals where she finished 11th place. She stopped shooting air pistol after that Nationals and joined the Orange County Sheriff's Department Pistol Team. She shot for three years as a distinguished master. She stopped competitively shooting in 1987 after the birth of her son. In 2006, after her son started college, Brenda came back on the shooting scene, earning top honors at the Nationals and Fall Selection and a spot on the National Team in air pistol.

Brenda works full time as a Lieutenant with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department at the Jurupa Valley Patrol Station. She has been a peace officer for 25 years and still loves her work. She graduated from Chapman University in 1998 with a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and again in 2002 with a Master's degree in Organizational Leadership. In her spare time, Brenda enjoys camping, gardening and reading.