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Gregory L. Brown
gbrown@policy-bridge,org
In
November of 2009, Gregory L. Brown became the executive director of Policy
Bridge a 501c (3) non-partisan public policy think tank based in Northeast
Ohio. Policy Bridge’s key objective is to monitor urban policy issues and inform
regional public policy debates by framing issues of relevance to the minority
community. Prior to November 2009, Mr. Brown was president of Brown &
Associates Consulting Services which provided consulting services to
philanthropic, public and nonprofit organizations in the areas of strategic
planning, community building, youth development, organizational development,
education policy, public policy, and program and project development.
Prior to Brown &
Associates Consulting Services, Mr. Brown was executive director and president
of The Center for Community Solutions. Under Mr. Brown’s leadership, Community
Solutions strategically sparked and promoted an understanding of the critical
link between human services and economic development. He articulated a message
throughout northeast Ohio that Human Capital Development--building an
environment that helps and allows all people to reach their full potential and
participate in the economic revitalization of the region--is the most important
investment that can and should be made. Today, human capital development is on
the lips of government officials, community leaders, funders and service
providers around the state. Similarly, Mr. Brown played a key role in helping
Greater Cleveland's human services community change the way it viewed the
circumstances of young people, moving away from looking solely at their needs
and problems and, instead, using an asset-based approach to Youth Development.
Prior to joining Community
Solutions, Mr. Brown served as associate director of the Cleveland
Community-Building Initiative where he was responsible for operational and
program-related activities in four Cleveland neighborhoods. Mr. Brown has also
served as executive director of the Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation,
a non-profit neighborhood revitalization organization focusing on new home
construction, home repair, commercial and economic development, and land usage.
While executive director of Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation, Mr.
Brown was a member of the team that developed the City of Cleveland’s federal
Empowerment Zone proposal which successfully resulted in more than $190 million
being awarded to the City of Cleveland to revitalize existing housing and
initiate new housing construction and economic development. Before Mr. Brown
led the Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation, he was employed as housing
management director for the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority. In his
role as housing management director, Mr. Brown was responsible for the ongoing
operation and day-to-day management of more than 20,000 public housing units
throughout Cuyahoga County.
Mr. Brown has held numerous
board positions for health and social service organizations. He currently
serves on the Board of Directors Beech Brook, El Barrio, Global Cleveland
Initiative, and the Center for Families and Children. Mr. Brown is a graduate
of the 2006 class of Leadership Cleveland and the 2008 recipient of the
Cleveland State University Levin College of Urban Affairs Distinguished Alumni
Award. Mr. Brown is an adjunct professor at the Levin College of Urban Affairs
at Cleveland State University and is an instructor for the Ohio Certified
Public Management Program, the Cuyahoga County Career Executive Program, and
the City of Cleveland’s Cleveland Management Academy. Mr. Brown holds Master of
Science in Urban Studies and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science degrees from
Cleveland State University.
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