Paine College’s vice president of institutional development, he’s in charge of raising $20 million for the school’s Health Education Activities Learning Complex, a major component of President George Bra
dley’s plan for growing the school into a premier liberal arts institution. When Dr. Bradley recruited him for the job in early 2008, he got anything but a neophyte when it comes to rallying communities around causes. At 33, Mr. Brown has twice run for political office, organized an annual football and basketball tournament for black colleges, co-founded one of the largest black gatherings in South Carolina and worked on Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. Mr. Brown said he has been driven by his passions for politics and education.“We all have a esponsibility to make life better for the generation that comes after,” he said. “Where I am in my journey, I want to know that I’m involved in something where we’re all working together and building something that we’re going to be proud of.” Mr. Brown grew up in Greenville, S.C., and majored in history at Paine, his father’s alma mater. Augusta’s hotly contested mayor’s race in 1998, the year Bob Young defeated Ed McIntyre in a runoff, sparked his interest in politics. Mr. Brown was involved in voter registration drives and said he supported Mr. Young. After graduating, Mr. Brown worked as an admissions counselor at Claflin University, a historically black college in Orangeburg, S.C. In 2004, he founded the Greenville Historically Black Colleges and Universities Classic, a basketball tournament that was later expanded to include football.
dley’s plan for growing the school into a premier liberal arts institution. When Dr. Bradley recruited him for the job in early 2008, he got anything but a neophyte when it comes to rallying communities around causes. At 33, Mr. Brown has twice run for political office, organized an annual football and basketball tournament for black colleges, co-founded one of the largest black gatherings in South Carolina and worked on Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. Mr. Brown said he has been driven by his passions for politics and education.“We all have a esponsibility to make life better for the generation that comes after,” he said. “Where I am in my journey, I want to know that I’m involved in something where we’re all working together and building something that we’re going to be proud of.” Mr. Brown grew up in Greenville, S.C., and majored in history at Paine, his father’s alma mater. Augusta’s hotly contested mayor’s race in 1998, the year Bob Young defeated Ed McIntyre in a runoff, sparked his interest in politics. Mr. Brown was involved in voter registration drives and said he supported Mr. Young. After graduating, Mr. Brown worked as an admissions counselor at Claflin University, a historically black college in Orangeburg, S.C. In 2004, he founded the Greenville Historically Black Colleges and Universities Classic, a basketball tournament that was later expanded to include football.For further details visit as : http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/06/01/met_homefront.shtml
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