Alexander Brown
Executive Director at Friedman Place and teacher at Loyola University and DePaul University.
- Role
- Executive Director at Friedman Place
- Location
- Evanston, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Alexander Brown
Alexander Brown, MBA, PhD, LCSW has 30 years’ experience providing services and managing…
Experience
Executive Director
Nov 2013 — Present
With an annual budget of 5.4 million dollars and 65 employees, the not-for-profit serves adults who are blind or visually impaired. Each year approximately 100 residents receive permanent supportive housing from the main location on the northwest side of Chicago and another 100 clients throughout Illinois receive case management and financial housing assistance. In addition to affordable housing, residents receive a wide array of physical and behavioral health services and social / recreational activities. Each resident lives in their own apartment and receives services from nurses, certified nursing assistants, housekeepers, social workers, activity staff, and others as well as three meals per day in a communal dining room. Served as Interim Executive Director from November 2013 - July 2015.
Education
Simmons College
MSW
1989 — 1991
Alfred University
Ceramics
1982 — 1984
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Certificate in Nonprofit Management
2004 — 2005
Institute for Clinical Social Work
PhD
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
BFA
1984 — 1987
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
MBA
2004 — 2007
Skills
- Workshop Facilitation
- Philanthropy
- Board Development
- Mental Health
- Grants
- Annual Giving
- Fundraising
- Public Speaking
- Crisis Intervention
- Family Therapy
- Community Outreach
- Community Development
- Program Evaluation
- Program Development
- Nonprofits
- Leadership Development
- Youth Development
- Grant Writing
- Social Services
- Case Managment
- Volunteer Management
- Teaching
- Case Management
- Non-Profits
- Research
- Non-Profit Administration
- Nonprofit Organizations
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