Emily Brown

Emily Brown has a diverse and extensive work experience in various roles. Emily is currently the Co-Founder and CEO of Free From Market since February 2021. Prior to this, they founded and served as the CEO of Food Equality Initiative, Inc. from February 2014 to December 2021. In this role, they focused on WIC advocacy and educational aspects of the organization, emphasizing the importance of knowledge and advocacy for medical conditions. Since August 2016, Emily also runs Emily Brown Speaks (Emily Brown LLC), where they serve as the President, Advocate, Speaker, and Writer. Through this platform, they aim to amplify the voices of low-income and marginalized individuals and address food deserts and health disparities through storytelling, civic engagement, advocacy, public speaking, and writing.

Emily Brown attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, but the start and end years are not provided. Emily then went on to study at Centenary College of Louisiana and the University of North Texas, but again, the specific years are unknown. In terms of additional certifications, they completed the Healthy Communities Leadership Academy at Health Forward Foundation in June 2017. Emily also obtained certification from the Collaberative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) in November 2018, but the details regarding the certification are not specified.