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Deanie Brown

CAB Member - Attorney, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the Illinois Supreme Court
CAB Resources

Springfield

NPR Illinois Community Advisory Board
July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2026 - Final Term
July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2023 - Second Term
July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2020 - First Term

WUIS Campus & Community Council
pre-July 1, 2017 

Deanie is an attorney and the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the Illinois Supreme Court in Springfield.  She has been associate chancellor, chief of staff, and director of HR and internal relations at universities in Illinois, California, and New Orleans, and serves on several boards supporting equity, education, the community, and the arts.