Background
Brown, Toye Lee was born on April 12, 1942 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Charles William and Martha Louise (Gore) Brown.
Brown, Toye Lee was born on April 12, 1942 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Charles William and Martha Louise (Gore) Brown.
Bachelor of Science, Ohio Stae University, 1964. Master of Social Work, Columbia University, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, Brandeis University, 1975.
Regional administrator Office of Child Development, United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Boston, 1969-1971; consultant, policy analyst day care division, United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, 1978-1980; lecturer, U. North Carolina, Chapell Hill, 1975-1977; executive director advisory commission on voluntary foreign aid, United States Agency for International Development, Washington, 1981-1983; director Africa Opers., United States Peace Corps, Washington, 1983-1986; creator, president, Chief Executive Officer, Freedom House, Boston, 1987-1991; director, Mass Bay Transit Authority, 1991-1993; deputy secretary intermodal transportation, Massachusetts DOT, Boston, since 1993.
Creator REACH youth development and scholarship program, Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1988-1993. Member consumer advisory panel board governors Federal Reserve Systems, 1990-1993. Member United Way Mass Bay, Boston, since 1988.
Trustee, officer Massachusetts Bay Community College, Wellesely, 1988-1992, Roxbury (Massachusetts) Community College, since 1992. Chairperson Ward 12 Republican Committee, Roxbury, since 1995. Chairperson African-American Advisory Commission to Governor, 1994-1997.
Member National Women's Transportation Seminary, National Business League (life), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Boston chapter), Conference on Minority Transportation Officials, Urban League Gtr. Washington (life).
Married Cameron Wells Byrd, May 23, 1981 (divorced June, 1988).