The Brown Biography
Jacqueline F. Brown, Ph.D.
BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Dr. Jacqueline F. Brown, an internationally renowned scholar, lecturer, educator
and administrator, was appointed Chief Administrative Officer for Prince
George’s County, Maryland, the second largest county in the state, in December
2002. She is the first woman to be in charge of all county government services.
In this capacity she is responsible for the daily operations of the 6,000 plus
employee government; a $2 billion annual budget; reengineering the government
towards a more effective, efficient, results-driven, and customer-oriented
delivery; and representing the county with numerous State and Federal agencies.
She is Secretary of the Board of Trustees for the Prince George’s County Police
and Fire Services Pension Plans. She serves as a member of the Senior Policy
Group on Homeland Security for the National Capital Region, and set up the first
county Office of Homeland Security in the State of Maryland. She coordinates
county government services to 27 municipalities and 850,000 residents. She also
represents the County government on the Metropolitan Washington Council of
Governments Board of Directors, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer
Authority Board of Directors, the Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce, Prince
George’s African American Museum and Cultural Center at North Brentwood Board of
Directors, and The Hospices of the National Capital Region. In 2006, Dr. Brown
was elected President of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Corporation. Dr. Brown instituted performance-based budgeting for 27 county
government departments. She directs county expenditure control measures,
including furloughs, reduction-in-force (RIF), and departmental cost-savings
initiatives in order to address an on-going budget deficit. She is also
responsible for directing the county’s responses to the federal stimulus
program, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and HERA Neighborhood
Stabilization Program.
Dr. Jacqueline Brown, Chief Administrative Officer, Prince George's County, Md.
As Chief Administrative Officer for Prince George’s County, Dr. Brown has made
many contributions which have enhanced the quality of life and reputation of
Prince Georges’ County. She instituted the Charter for Change continual
improvement process for the reengineering of county government, which includes
multi-year budgetary planning, results-driven performance assessment and
customer-focused service delivery. She headed up County cable franchise
negotiations for Verizon, and is currently spearheading an inter-agency
committee that is charged with designing and developing the Prince George’s
African American Museum and Cultural Center at North Brentwood. As a key member
of the executive leadership team, she contributed to the county’s all time AAA
high bond rating on Wall Street for three consecutive years. She created and
directed the Visionary Panel for Excellence in Education Across the Lifespan,
which assessed educational opportunities among ten demographic groups in Prince
George’s County. The collaborative work of the Visionary Panel serves as a road
map for continued improvement in the type and quality of educational
opportunities for all the citizens and residents of Prince George’s County.
Through her efforts, county employees have been recognized for their
contributions; leaders of the business and government community are working
together to solve problems; education and government work together on
programming to support positive youth development; and the entire government
operations has been turned into a fine tuned, well oiled and exceptionally well
run organization. Connections have been established with representatives from
many foreign countries including Kuwait.
Prior to her appointment, Dr. Brown served in a number of senior positions with
the Howard County, Maryland Public School System including Director of Reform.
In this capacity she was responsible for the alignment of school system programs
with State and National initiatives on eliminating the achievement gaps for
ethnic, gender, language, and socioeconomic student populations. Prior to this
position she was the Director of Academic Support. In this role, she was
responsible for the integration of diverse programs and services across the
47,000 student school system to assist schools with eliminating patterns of low
academic achievement associated with student gender, ethnicity, language and/or
socioeconomic status. Dr. Brown directed Family and Community Academic
Involvement Services, Black Student Achievement Program Initiatives K-12, Best
K-12 Achievement Equity Instructional Practices and Support Services for low
performing students, and Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement for
under represented populations initiatives. Dr. Brown served on the
Superintendent’s Executive Cabinet and was a member of the budget building team
for the school system.
Dr. Brown was formerly the Coordinator of Human Relations for the Howard County
Public School System. In that role, she reported directly to the Superintendent
and was responsible for promoting the worth and dignity of students, staff and
families regardless of sex, race, creed, religion, national origin, age, sexual
orientation, socioeconomic status, and physical or mental disability. She also
directed the activities of school based Human Relations Teams in their efforts
to eliminate stereotyping, harassment, prejudice and racism in every school.
Under Dr. Brown’s leadership, the Office of Human Relations developed an
articulated K-12 Multicultural Living Skills program for all students and
ensured proper implementation of the Code of Maryland’s Multicultural Education
regulations for curriculum instruction and assessment. Dr. Brown created the
Howard County Public School System’s Multicultural Resource Center, which
provides resources, materials, technical assistance, staff development, and
personnel that assist Howard County schools in establishing a climate in which
commonality and diversity are valued.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Dr. Brown received her Bachelor’s Degree with Honors from the University of
Cincinnati in sociology, psychology, and social welfare; a Master’s of Education
from Bowie State University in guidance and counseling; and a Doctorate of
Philosophy in Human Development from the University of Maryland. She also
completed the Drug Abuse Administration’s Drug Abuse Counselor Training Program
and the National Cash Register, Inc. Program Development Training Program.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Dr. Brown’s professional certifications include; Advanced Professional
Certificate in Guidance and Counseling issued by the Maryland State Department
of Education, National Certified Counselor issued by the National Board for
Certified Counselors, and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor issued by the
Maryland State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Dr. Brown has held membership in a number of professional Honor Societies, such
as Psi Chi, Alpha Kappa Delta, Phi Delta Kappa, and Chi Sigma Iota, and she is
a member of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators, a member of The
Links, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church and the
Board of Directors for the Reginald F. Lewis Maryland Museum of African American
History and Culture. She is former Chairperson of the Prince George's County
Commission for Women, and a former National Director of Services to Youths for
the Links Inc. She has hosted a series of television programs on the Maryland
Educational channels, and she is presently the host of "Keeping It Livable”, the
Prince George's County Government television series.
AWARDS & HONORS
Dr. Brown has received numerous local, State and National awards and honors
including the following:
- The 2003 Gladys Noon Spellman Award
- The 2003 Achievement Initiative for Maryland’s Minority Students Distinguished Service Award
- The 2006 Prince George’s County Citizen Corps Council Award for Leadership
- The 2006 Videographer Award of Distinction for “Keeping It Livable”
- The 2006 Telly Award for “Keeping It Livable”, Host
- The Fortitude Award in Education from Delta Sigma Theta 1994
- The Distinguished Black Marylander In Education – Towson State University 1994
- The Samuel Johnson Award for Outstanding Work in Multicultural Counseling – AMCD 1992
- The Outstanding Community Service – Prince George's County Chapter, The Links, Inc. 1990
- The Daniel Roselle Lecture Award – Middle States Council for the Social Studies 1993
- The Community Service Award, Prince George’s County Chapter National Hook-Up of Black Women 1983
- The William S. Schmidt Award for Outstanding Service to the Children of Prince George’s County, Prince George’s County
Pupil Personnel Workers’ Association 1992
- The Outstanding Teaching, Research and Community Service Award, Adler-Dreikurs Institute, Bowie State University 1992
- The Arkansas Traveler Award for Distinguished Contributions to the State of Arkansas, Governor Bill Clinton 1992
- The Outstanding Educational Consultant of the Year – Leadership Development and Team Building Laboratory,
Baltimore City Public School 1976
- The Christa McAuliff Excellence in Teaching Award, Framingham State College, MA
MEMBERSHIPS
Dr. Brown has held or is currently holding active membership in the following
organizations:
- American Counseling Association
- National Human Rights Committee of the American Counseling Association
- Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development
- Maryland Association for Counseling and Development
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Carnegie Ready To Learn Council
- Founding Director and Advocacy Board Member – Violence Prevention Education Project, Bowie State University
- Psi Chi – National Psychology Honor Society
- Phi Delta Kappa – National Education Honor Society
- Chi Sigma Iota – National Counseling Honor Society
- Alpha Kappa Delta – National Social Work Honor Society
PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Brown’s publications include;
- Personality Priorities: A Guide for Counselors, 1974, B & F Associates, Clinton, MD
- The Relationship Between Personality Priorities and Early Recollections: A
Research Study, 1976, B & F Associates, Clinton, MD
- The Relationships Between Racial Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Childhood Socialization Messages, and The Self-Esteem
of Professional Black Women, Ph.D Dissertation 1991, University of Maryland
- Counseling Abused Black Women, 1992 American Counselor Magazine
- Building Self-Esteem in Black Women, 1992 American Counselor Magazine
- Motivation Assessment Structure Support and Instruction (MASSI): A Framework for
Achievement Through Diversity, 1995 African American Research Perspectives
TASK FORCES
Dr Brown has served on numerous task forces including;
- Co-Chair, Maryland State Dept. of Education Black Male Achievement Committee
- Member, Maryland State Dept. of Education Achievement Initiative for Maryland’s
Minority Students (AIMMS) Council
- Member, Maryland State Dept. of Education AIMMS Steering Committee
- Chair, Maryland Education That Is Multicultural and Achievement Network
- Member, Maryland Visionary Panel on Education
- Member, Maryland State Dept. of Education Task Force on Hate/Violence
- Board of Directors, Foreign-Born Information Referral Network (FIRN)
- Federal Expert Panel Member for Safe and Drug Free Schools-Dept. of Health
- Federal Expert Panel Member for Safe and Drug Free Schools-Dept. of Education
- Lt. Governor’s Subcommittee on Disruptive Youth
PERSONAL - FAMILY
Dr. Brown is married to Mr. William A. Brown, Sr., P.E., HAIA, FSAME, Executive
Vice President of Page Southerland Page, LLP, an international architectural and
engineering firm. They have three children: Whitney (daughter), an
environmental engineer; Dr. William A. Brown, Jr., a vascular surgeon who
recently returned from a six month tour in Iraq; and Major Wade Brown, a
graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point who has served two
tours in Iraq. Dr. Brown is the proud grandmother of William the third, Riley
Grace, Brianna Michelle, Cheyenne Elizabeth, and Ellis D. Brown. Dr. Brown
enjoys boating and reading in her spare time.
April 2009
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Dr. Jacqueline Brown as leader among women in Prince George's County