Dan Brown, M.A., is the Systems Director for Certified Staff with the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. Dan’s deepest desire is to help people find success in their work and in their lives. He engages students, teachers, administrators, and support staff to find value in their roles and inspires them to a deeper understanding of how their work makes a difference in the overall purpose of the organization. Dan is focused, a team builder, and a “possibility” thinker. He brings creative solutions to big questions, conflict resolution, and problem-solving to the Organizational Development Division.
Dan Brown’s professional life has been focused on educating children and guiding teachers and leaders to be effective in their roles. He graduated from Grand Valley State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Psychology. After teaching for 14 years, he completed a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership. He has served in such positions as Dean of Students and middle school and high school principal. He and his wife, Amy, moved from Michigan to Arizona for Dan to accept a middle school principal’s position. He later served as the same school district’s superintendent. Prior to joining the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind in August of 2014, Dan spent four years working at the Arizona Department of Education as the Deputy Associate Superintendent of School Improvement and Intervention, and later took on the additional responsibilities of State Director for Career and Technical Education. In the summer of 2018, Dan became a certified trainer in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. He is currently enrolled in a class through Mindfulness First (mindfulnessfirst.org), a practice/curriculum-based course focused on a sense of calm for communities and classrooms.
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Dan Brown’s professional life has been focused on educating children and guiding teachers and leaders to be effective in their roles. He graduated from Grand Valley State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Psychology. After teaching for 14 years, he completed a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership. He has served in such positions as Dean of Students and middle school and high school principal. He and his wife, Amy, moved from Michigan to Arizona for Dan to accept a middle school principal’s position. He later served as the same school district’s superintendent. Prior to joining the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind in August of 2014, Dan spent four years working at the Arizona Department of Education as the Deputy Associate Superintendent of School Improvement and Intervention, and later took on the additional responsibilities of State Director for Career and Technical Education. In the summer of 2018, Dan became a certified trainer in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. He is currently enrolled in a class through Mindfulness First (mindfulnessfirst.org), a practice/curriculum-based course focused on a sense of calm for communities and classrooms.
Email: [email protected]
