Bonita J. Brown is an American lawyer and academic administrator who served as the interim president of Northern Kentucky University in 2023.
Bonita Brown | |
|---|---|
| Chancellor of Winston-Salem State University | |
| Assumed office June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Elwood L. Robinson |
| Interim President of Northern Kentucky University | |
| In office January 2023 – October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ashish Vaidya |
| Succeeded by | Cady Short-Thompson |
| Personal details | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Wake Forest University |
Life
editBrown was raised in Welcome, North Carolina.[1] She earned a B.A. from Wake Forest University in 1995 and J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1997.[2][3]
Brown worked as a staff attorney in Washington, D.C. in corporate legal work.[1] In 2001, she returned to North Carolina and joined the staff at Livingstone College as an assistant to its leadership team.[1] She was as the chief of staff at the University of North Texas.[2] Brown was the vice chancellor and chief of staff at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.[2] She was an assistant attorney at the Winston-Salem State University.[2] She was later general counsel of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.[4] She served as the director of the higher education practice at Education Trust in Washington, D.C..[4] She later worked for the nonprofit, Achieving the Dream, as its vice president for network engagement.[4] Brown joined Northern Kentucky University (NKU) in May 2019 as its vice president and chief strategy officer.[5] Following Ashish Vaidya's departure in 2022, she was selected as the interim president of NKU in January 2023.[4] Cady Short-Thompson succeeded Brown in October 2023.[6]
Personal life
editBrown is married to Wesley Brown.[4] They have a son and daughter.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Nguyen, Mildred (February 24, 2023). "Three things you might not know about Interim President Bonita Brown". The Northerner. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ a b c d Kyaw, Arrman (2023-01-20). "Bonita Brown Appointed Interim President of Northern Kentucky University". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ "Deacon Spotlight: Bonita Brown". Alumni Personal & Career Development Center. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bonita Brown Selected As NKU Interim President". www.nku.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ Mitchell, Madeline (January 18, 2023). "'It's not an easy job.' NKU board of regents appoints Bonita Brown to interim president". The Enquirer. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ Nguyen, Mildred; Sisk, Emily (September 13, 2023). "NKU announces Cady Short-Thompson as seventh president". The Northerner. Retrieved 2023-09-23.