GLORIA L. BROWN
El Dorado,AR
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Managing Director, Chief of Staff
Teach For America Metro Atlanta
06.2024 - Current
- Serve as a strategic advisor and operational partner to the Executive Director, ensuring alignment between organizational priorities, resources, talent investments, and regional outcomes.
- Designed and institutionalized accountability and collaboration systems that increased organizational culture scores to 90% for communication and collaboration.
- Advise executive leadership on strategic priorities, organizational planning, and resource deployment to maximize impact and mission outcomes.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration across leadership teams, reducing barriers to execution and contributing to 90% first-year corps member retention.
- Spearheaded a statewide data initiative resulting in a student data-sharing agreement providing comprehensive regional access to student outcome data.
- Design and facilitate strategic retreats, planning sessions, and leadership meetings that align teams around goals, performance metrics, and organizational priorities.
- Manage a portfolio of leaders responsible for alumni leadership development, alumni engagement, communications, marketing, and external affairs, resulting in more than 300 meaningful alumni engagements and increased media visibility.
- Directed execution of the region's 25th Anniversary Gala, generating more than $240,000 in philanthropic support and engaging over 200 alumni and stakeholders.
- Serve as liaison between regional and national teams, influencing talent, performance management, data collection, and organizational strategy initiatives.
- Led annual planning and budgeting processes, creating systems later adopted as best practices across partner regions.
Managing Director, Strategy & Talent Operations
Teach For America Metro Atlanta
06.2022 - 05.2024
- Led talent acquisition, onboarding, and workforce planning efforts, maintaining a fully staffed, high-performing regional team aligned to organizational priorities.
- Developed organizational systems, meeting structures, and communication strategies that improved collaboration, transparency, and team effectiveness.
- Directed annual and in-year budget forecasting processes, ensuring alignment between financial investments and strategic goals.
- Managed leaders responsible for data, communications, and office operations while driving performance and accountability across functional areas.
Director, Strategy & Operations
Teach For America Metro Atlanta
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Led annual planning processes and supported the execution of regional strategic priorities.
- Managed budgeting, financial tracking, and resource allocation to ensure fiscal stewardship and operational effectiveness.
- Coordinated leadership meetings and organizational initiatives to improve alignment and execution.
Manager, Talent & Operations
Teach For America Metro Atlanta
08.2019 - 12.2021
- Managed regional operational systems, procurement, vendor relationships, contracts, and financial compliance processes.
- Improved organizational compliance performance by 45% through strengthened financial oversight and accountability structures.
- Project managed a major office relocation and downsizing initiative, coordinating vendors, stakeholders, and temporary workspace solutions for more than 40 staff members.
- Designed and implemented office policies, procedures, and operational systems supporting regional and national team members.
Program Analyst, Operations Development Program & Patient Access Training
Emory Clinic
06.2015 - 07.2019
- Designed and implemented onboarding systems supporting more than 145 new employees annually.
- Developed professional learning programs serving more than 100 staff members, strengthening employee growth and advancement opportunities.
- Facilitated coaching and performance development initiatives that supported 62 employee promotions.
- Partnered with Human Resources to improve recruitment and selection processes for more than 1,000 annual applicants.
- Led a professional development committee focused on workforce engagement, training, and performance improvement.
Patient Access Associate
Emory Clinic
12.2014 - 06.2015
- Identified operational barriers impacting patient access and implemented solutions that improved the patient experience.
- Coordinated scheduling across five departments and more than 40 physicians.
- Developed training resources and onboarding tools that improved new employee readiness and consistency.
- Represented department interests on organizational committees focused on process improvement and employee engagement.
Pre-K and 3rd Grade Teacher
Teach For America
08.2012 - 05.2014
- Leveraged student performance data to personalize instruction, resulting in average student growth exceeding 120 points.
- Implemented differentiated instructional strategies supporting improved academic performance across multiple student groups.
- Built strong family partnerships to support student success and engagement beyond the classroom.
Consumer Market Knowledge Intern
Procter & Gamble
05.2011 - 08.2011
- Conducted primary and secondary market research to inform strategic decisions for the Pampers brand.
- Delivered recommendations that influenced target market strategy and consumer engagement approaches.
- Evaluated emerging social listening tools, contributing to broader organizational adoption.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Marketing Concentration
Florida A&M University
Tallahassee, FLCAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Strategic advisor to executive leadership, driving organizational planning, resource allocation, and operational execution across a major regional nonprofit.
- Led acquisition of a statewide student data-sharing agreement, resulting in complete regional access to student outcomes data and significantly strengthening organizational decision-making.
- Directed planning and execution of a milestone fundraising gala, generating more than $240,000 and engaging over 200 alumni and stakeholders.
- Developed organizational systems that contributed to 90% first-year corps member retention and strengthened team collaboration and communication.
- Built and operationalized budgeting and planning processes later recognized as exemplars across organizational partners.
- Led cross-functional teams spanning talent, operations, communications, alumni engagement, and external affairs.
Affiliations
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
- Beta Alpha Chapter Initiate | Spring 2009
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
- Painted Pink for Breast Cancer, Founding Board Member, 2015-09, Present, Co-founded nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting young breast cancer patients through direct services, education, and community partnerships., Provided more than 350 care packages to newly diagnosed breast cancer patients under age 40., Established partnerships with businesses and community organizations to secure funding and support., Leads educational initiatives focused on prevention, awareness, and genetic testing., Organized fundraising initiatives generating support for patient services and cancer research.
- El Dorado Service League, Member, 2026-04, Present, Participates in community service initiatives supporting underserved youth and families.
- AmeriCorps, Member, 2012-08, 2014-05, Supported community engagement and service initiatives throughout Metro Atlanta.
Timeline
Senior Managing Director, Chief of Staff
Teach For America Metro Atlanta
06.2024 - Current
Managing Director, Strategy & Talent Operations
Teach For America Metro Atlanta
06.2022 - 05.2024
Director, Strategy & Operations
Teach For America Metro Atlanta
01.2022 - 05.2022
Manager, Talent & Operations
Teach For America Metro Atlanta
08.2019 - 12.2021
Program Analyst, Operations Development Program & Patient Access Training
Emory Clinic
06.2015 - 07.2019
Patient Access Associate
Emory Clinic
12.2014 - 06.2015
Pre-K and 3rd Grade Teacher
Teach For America
08.2012 - 05.2014
Consumer Market Knowledge Intern
Procter & Gamble
05.2011 - 08.2011
Master of Business Administration - Marketing Concentration
Florida A&M University