Brigid is a long-standing member of WWHP, has served as Theatre Co-chair and performed in annual galas. She is a member of the Chicago Teachers;Union’s Women’s Rights Committee; Screen Actors’ Guild; Actors’ Equity Association; NOW; and Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), and received an award for her 30 years work on the Women’s Rights Committee. She appeared on “Chicago PD,” “Detroit 1-8- 7,” “Sirens,” and various films. Brigid has performed at Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens and Millennium Park’s Pritzker Theatre. She taught in the Chicago Public Schools for 34 years and received the Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching. She has mentored beginning teachers and performs a one-woman show on Mary Todd Lincoln and one on Mother Jones.