Jena Brown is a native of the upstate. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Clemson University and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Georgia School of Veterinary Medicine, graduating Magna Cum Laude from both universities. She is currently the treasurer of the Greater Greenville Veterinary Medical Association and a member of the South Carolina Association of Veterinarians, the American Animal Hospital Association, and the American Veterinary Medical Association. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her son James, horseback riding, gardening, and scrapbooking. She competes and shows American Saddlebred horses [citation].