New Member Joins ACT’s Board of Directors

Brown has been president of Excelencia in Education since its inception in June 2004. Based in Washington, DC, the organization provides data-driven analyses on the educational condition of Latino college students. While on the ACT Board, Brown hopes to share her expertise and provide ACT counsel on tactics and strategies to help close the achievement gap for Latinos, while simultaneously encouraging more to attend and complete college.

Prior to launching Excelencia, Brown was executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans under President Clinton and Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley.

In 2001, she worked to increase federal support for Latinos in higher education and helped the Hispanic Scholarship Fund establish a public sector organization by serving as founding president of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund Institute.

Brown began her career more than 20 years ago at the University of Texas at Austin. There, she held various posts through 1993, including assistant graduate dean and founding director of the Graduate Opportunity Program. She holds bachelor’s degrees in ethnic studies and communication and a master’s degree in communication from The University of Texas at Austin.

ACT’s 14-member Board of Directors includes representatives from education and business.