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“ BROWN HAS BEEN AN INDEFATIGABLE WORKER FOR THE FRATERNITY FOR MANY YEARS, HAVING SERVED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL IN PHILADELPHIA, WITHIN THE NORTHEASTERN PROVINCE, AND IN POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP NATIONALLY.” - Kappa Alpha Psi Journal, Fall 2014 issue
“Ernest was instrumental in establishing an onboard- ing process for new IHQ employees. This process played a critical role in helping IHQ staff become familiar with their role, culture, and policies, while also ensuring they feel welcomed, understand their responsibilities, and can contribute effectively. He established staff performance evaluations to provide employees with feedback, identify areas for employee development, set performance stan- dards and goals, recognize job-related accomplish- ments, and enhance communications. He recognized hard work. He would acknowl- edge both large and small achievements, celebrat- ing team and individual successes, especially those involving Membership Intake and Grand Chapter Meetings. His actions fostered a sense of appreciation and encouraged engagement among our IHQ staff. ‘A thank you’ was his way of showing his apprecia- tion for the staff’s efforts.”
Cincinnati. There, he earned a B.A. in education. Brown joined the Fraternity as a 1973 initiate of the Univer- sity of Cincinnati Chapter, the Beta Eta of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. After graduating col- lege, Brown worked as a teacher in the Philadelphia school system from 1975 to 1980. Brown then changed professions and joined State Farm Insur- ance Co. as an insurance claims representative. He started working as a State Farm agent in 1983 and operated Ernest H. Brown Insurance Agency, a State Farm franchise, for over 40 years. He relocated to Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, with his family from Phila- delphia. A Life Member of the Fraternity, Brown was a longtime member of the Philadelphia (PA) Alumni
Chapter, including serving as polemarch. In September 1997, the 28th Grand Polemarch Ronald R. Young appointed Brown as interim IHQ Executive Director. Brown remained in that position until January 1998, when Richard L. Snow was named IHQ Executive Director. In 2014, the 32nd Grand Polemarch William R. Bates, Jr., Esq., named Brown the permanent Executive Director for the Fraternity’s International Headquar- ters (IHQ). Before the announcement, Brown had led IHQ on an interim basis for the previous twelve months. Brown answered the Fraternity’s call to lead IHQ. Brown would lead IHQ until October 2016. Brown enjoyed spend- ing time with family and friends, watching classic
movies, listening to music, and going to Eagles football games. He was a trustee at the Salem Baptist Church of Jenkintown, PA, and a member of the Board of Directors for the Robert Johnson Smith Family Life Center. Brother Ernest H. Brown was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and Theodoshia Brown, and siblings Theodore Brown, Mae Francis Brown, Ann Wright, Kathryn Griffin, and Kenneth Brown. He is survived by his wife, Rose Brown; children Kenneth (Leah) Brown, Sr. (Lambda 2009) and Karla (Rory) Brown; grandchil- dren Kyla, Kenneth II, Kevin, and Koa; siblings Clifford Brown Jr., Samuel Brown, Russell Brown, Harriett Thompson, Sharon Brown and Cynthia
- Randy Bates, Jr., Esq. 32nd Grand Polemarch
Brown; and other family members,
friends, past and present IHQ staff, and the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi Frater- nity, Inc. ♦
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