Bianca Brown has been named chief program officer (CPO) at the Education Foundation of Sarasota County. In her new role, Brown will oversee all existing direct student and teacher services. As a key member of the organization’s senior leadership team, she also will work to develop emerging programs, and to plan, design and implement timely and relevant new direct services programs supporting the Education Foundation’s vision to unite its community to prepare each and every student for life.

A Florida native, Brown most recently worked in Orange County public schools. Over the course of her career, she has worked in Florida and Louisiana schools as a Title I teacher, instructional specialist, school counselor, assistant principal and school principal.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Florida A&M University, a masters degree in school counseling from Webster University, and a doctorate in educational leadership for teaching and learning from Walden University.