Steven Odell Brown

Background

Brown, Steven Odell was born on August 27, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Clarence Odell and Nancy Bernice (Keller) Brown.

Education

Associate in General Studies, Montgomery County College, Pennsylvania, 1974. Bachelor in Communications with Honors, Temple University, 1978. Master of Business Administration, Middle Tennessee State University, 1988.

Career

Food service manager, Gino's, Inc., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 1971-1973; purchasing expeditor, Gino's, Inc., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 1973-1974; purchasing coordinator, buyer, Gino's, Inc., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 1974-1977; director operations, Tower Foods Corporation, Rocky River, Ohio., 1979-1981; sales planner, Wrangler Kidswear subsidiary Blue Bell, New York City, 1981-1983; market analyst, Red Kap Industries subordinate Blue Bellsubs. VF Corporation, Nashville, 1985-1993; vice president marketing, Shadowline Inc., Morganton, North Carolina, since 1993.

Achievements

• Steven Odell Brown has been listed as a noteworthy marketing professional by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Volunteer Center, Council for Prevention of Child Abuse, since 1996, treasurer since 1996. Member community relations subcommittee United Way, Nashville, 1984-1987. President, board directors Community Resource Center, 1989-1992, member fund raising subcommittee, chairman subcommittee long-range planning, nominating committee.

President Red Kap Employee Charitable Fund, Nashville, 1987, treasurer, 1988-1993, board directors Zoological Society Middle Tennessee 1989-1993, president board 1990-1993, chairman capital funding planning committee, 1989. Member funding allocation committee Burke County United Way, since 1999. Member Burke County Chamber of C. (member public relations and marketing committee since 1997).

Connections

Married Mary Jo Straub, April 3, 1976 (divorced). Children: Kyle Joshua, Nash Elias, Jamie Erin. M.Duann Kier, October 6, 1990 (divorced 1995).

Father:

Clarence Odell Brown

Mother:

Nancy Bernice (Keller) Brown

Spouse:

Mary Jo Straub

child:

Kyle Joshua Brown

child:

Jamie Erin Brown

child:

Nash Elias Brown