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Vanessa Brown's Biography

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Full Name:

Vanessa L. Brown

Gender:

Female

Family:

1 Child

Home City:

Philadelphia, PA

Attended, Community College of Philadelphia

Attended, Math, Howard University

Diploma, Philadelphia High School for Girls, 1984

Candidate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 190, 2018

Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 190, 2009-2018

Candidate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 190, 2004

Former Member, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Member, Community Policing Committee, Department of Justice

Former Chair, Health Care Subcommittee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Secretary, Health Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Health Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Representative, National Campaign for Jobs and Income Support

Block Captain/Judge of Elections/Chairperson, Philadelphia Weed and Seed

Former Member, State Government Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Tourism and Recreational Development Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Urban Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Secretary, Urban Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Chair, Urban Sustainability Caucus

Member, Children & Youth Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 2017-2018

Employee, Community Development Corporation

Outreach/Planning Coordinator, Peoples' Emergency Center

Organizer, West Philadelphia Coalition of Neighborhoods/Businesses

Founder, 16th District Town Watch

Volunteer, Community Council for Mental Health and Mental Retardation

Volunteer, East Africa Recourse and Study Center

Community Organizer, Parent Volunteers Program

Block Captain, Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee

Planner/Coordinator, Taking It to the Streets Community Festival

Volunteer/Coordinator, Mothers on the Move, Philadelphia Unemployment Project/Center for Community Change, Washington D.C., 2001

Awards:

National Organization for Women Outstanding Community Service Award, 2008
Dwelling Place Worship Center Destiny Maker Award, 2007
University of Pennsylvania Martin Luther King Community Service Award, 2005
Million Woman March Association Activist of the Year Award, 2004
Philadelphia Operation Town Watch Honor for the 16th District Town Watch, 2004
Spring School of the Arts Vernon S. Porter Award for Community Service, 1996
Good Samaritan Award from Women in Partnership with God, 2009
Nehemiah Davis Foundation Award, 2009
Distinguished Leadership award for commitment to higher education, Community College of Philadelphia, 2009
New Choices New Options Shiny Star of the Year Award, 2009

Philadelphia Tribune Leaders Award, 2017 Spectrum Health Services Incorporated Community Award, 2017 South Philadelphia Community Assistance Award, 2017 African and Caribbean Business Council (ACBC) Leadership Award, 2017

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