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Britta Brown

Brown Named Assistant Athletic Director for Development
Britta Brown is in her first year as assistant athletics director for development at Eastern Michigan University.

Brown spent the past two years at Woodside Priory School in Portola Valley, Calif. in a pair of roles. She began her tenure there as the Assistant Director of Development before transitioning to the Assistant Director of Admissions.  In her roles, she assisted in the development and execution of the fundraising and revenue generation needs of the school. Her work included communications and marketing coordination with other external departments and assisting with the Open Houses and campus admissions events. She managed the Student Ambassador Program while also playing a pivotal role on the admissions decision committee.  Outside of her office roles, Brown served as the assistant girl’s lacrosse coach starting in the inaugural 2017 season.

Prior to that, Brown was the Regional Director of Engagement for The Rams Club for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was responsible for concentrating on initiating and cultivating relationships with Rams Club supporters and Tar Heel alumni and friends in the Washington DC, Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Philadelphia areas. She served on the advisory committee for the first-ever Rams Club Strategic Plan and was part of the annual fund team that achieved a record $13 million fundraising year in 2016.  

Brown joined The Rams Club in October of 2013 as the Director of Member Engagement with a focus stewardship and engagement operations. She designed and managed creative stewardship campaigns for over 12,000 members, coordinated the game day Tar Heel Experiences, Young Alumni programs, and assisted with the execution of the club’s membership calendar.  Brown was a part of the leadership annual fund team raising a then-record $11.8 million.

Before her employment at The Rams Club, Brown served as the Assistant Director of Development, Events for the Terrapin Club in the University of Maryland Athletic Department and as the Development Associate/Manager of Alumni Relations for the Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust.

A four-year lacrosse letterwinner from 2004-08, Brown graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in economics.

A native of Baltimore, Md., Brown is married to Will Brown.
 
THE BITTA BROWN FILE
Name: Britta Brown
High School: Garrison Forest School - Owings Mills, Md.
College:  University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill - Bachelor’s degree in economics - 2008
Family: Husband: Will;
Professional Experience
Year School/Company Position
2017-18 Woodside Priory School Assistant Director of Admissions
2017-18 Woodside Priory School Assistant Girls Lacrosse Coach
2016-17 Woodside Priory School Assistant Director of Development
2015-16 University of North Carolina The Ram's Club Regional Director of Engagement
2013-15 University of North Carolina The Ram's Club Director of Member Engagement
2012-13 University of Maryland Terrapin Club Assistant Director of Development, Events
2011-12 University of Maryland Terrapin Club Administrative Assistant, Major Gifts
2009-11 Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust Development Associate/Manager of Alumni Relations
2008-09 Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust Admissions Assistant
2004-08 University of North Carolina Lacrosse student-athlete