▁child ▁and ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁rise ▁from ▁advers ity ▁a ired ▁on ▁W X II - 1 2 - W inst on - S alem . ▁ ▁Career ▁Brown ▁began ▁working ▁at ▁W ake ▁Forest ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁as ▁a ▁library ▁techn ician , ▁eventually ▁working ▁her ▁way ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁associate ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Z . ▁Smith ▁Reyn olds ▁Library ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁she ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁Library ▁Services ▁for ▁the ▁C . ▁G . ▁O ’ K elly ▁Library ▁at ▁W inst on - S alem ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁Brown ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁Brown ▁has ▁held ▁multiple ▁positions ▁within ▁the ▁Black ▁C au cus ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁( BC AL A ), ▁including ▁time ▁spent ▁as ▁tre as urer ▁( 1 9 9 2 – 1 9 9 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 2 0 1 8 ), ▁executive ▁board ▁member ▁( 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 6 ), ▁and ▁president ▁( 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 0 8 ). ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Library ▁Association , ▁with ▁which ▁she ▁has ▁also ▁held ▁the ▁positions ▁of ▁tre as urer ▁( 1 9 9