Background
Brown, Leon Sylvester was born on July 19, 1965 in Maywood, Illinois, United States. Son of Leon Sylvester and mamie Carol (Hillery) Gaines.
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Leon Sylvester Brown
Edit ProfileParks and recreation professional
Education
Bachelor, Philander Smith College, 1987; postgraduate, Loyola University, Chicago.
Career
Teacher, City of Chicago, 1987-1990; executive director, Illinois Black Teen Scholarship Foundation, Chicago, since 1988; commissioner, Maywood (Illinois) Civic Center Authority, since 1989; director, Parks and Recreation, Maywood, since 1990. National choreographer Pageants Unlimited, Danville, Virginia, since 1983.
Achievements
Membership
Commissioner Civic Center Authority, Maywood, 1990. Board directors Young Voices, Inc., Maywood, 1990. Founder Teen Phi Teen Youth Foundation, Maywood, 1990.
Member Actors Equity Association, Illinois Parks and Recreation Association, League of Professional Chicago Theatres, Alpha Phi Omega (state director since 1989, Gold award 1989).
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Pentecostal -
Political Party
Democrat
Education
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1987
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Career
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1987 - 1990
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1988
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1990
Awards
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Recipient Jefferson award City of Chicago, 1987, Stone Humanitarian award Operation Uplift, Maywood, 1990, Golden Rule award J.C. Penney Foundation, Chicago, 1990.Recipient Jefferson award City of Chicago, 1987, Stone Humanitarian award Operation Uplift, Maywood, 1990, Golden Rule award J.C. Penney Foundation, Chicago, 1990.