JACKSON – Mayor John Horhn has appointed Angela Brown as Director of the City of Jackson’s Planning and Development Department, bringing more than 20 years of experience in public health leadership, systems change, and policy innovation to advance growth and community-centered development in Jackson.
Brown is a Jackson native and graduate of Jim Hill High School with deep roots in Georgetown and South Jackson. She returned home after two decades in St. Louis, where she served as Chief Executive Officer of the St. Louis Regional Health Commission. She played a key role in the development and implementation of Gateway to Health, a 30-million-dollar-per-year federal initiative in St. Louis City and County.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Stillman College and a Master of Public Health from Saint Louis University…