Andre Brown

Andre M. Brown is a highly decorated veteran having served for 15 years in the United States Marine Corps as Strategic Operations Intelligence Analyst and Certified Red Team Leader that completed seven combat tours before retiring from active duty in October of 2014. Mr. Brown received over a dozen medals and numerous commendations for his dedication and military service to United States of America. Mr. Brown has successfully brought his military experience, work ethic, and talents into the corporate world. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Brownfield Advisors, a boutique environmental consulting firm and a registered lobbyist for the real estate, construction/development and environmental industries. Andre M. Brown is the Corporate Communication Advisor and Business Development Coordinator for Association Law Group, a nationally recognized leader in the area of community and condominium association law and represents clients in connection with billions of dollars of real estate. In addition, he currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Builders Association of South Florida (BASF) as the Director of Corporate Communications and the Veterans Affairs Liaison. Mr. Brown is a licensed real estate broker with American DaTang Group and actively involved with Miami Association of Realtors' specifically the International Council and Young Professional Network. He has served as the Director of Education for Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals which dedicated to increasing sustainable homeownership, financial-literacy education and economic opportunity for the active- military and veteran communities. He now serves on the Asia Task Force Committee at the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce as an international affairs adviser. In May 2015, The Miami Herald named Mr. Brown one of one-hundred real estate insiders in South Florida. He was also named the Associate of the Year by the Builders Association of South Florida as well as Ambassador of the Year by Universal Toastmaster Club in December 2015. Mr. Brown is currently the Vice-President of Public Relations for Universal Toastmaster Club and the President of Universal Advanced Toastmasters Club. He is an alumnus of the University of Foreign Military and Cultural Studies where he studied critical thinking, cultural anthropology and methodology, complex systems and problems and identifying alternative strategies. Mr. Brown is a graduate of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting where he studied mass communication, radio, television and film. His life goals are to use his talents to advocate and bring awareness to veterans, children, hunger, homelessness, violence and inhumane social issues. Lastly, in his spare time Mr. Brown enjoys photography, playing golf/piano, history, art museums and reading. He considers himself to be a consummate student and life apprentice.

Career aspirations:

My ultimate goal is to be an icon influential figure in American history like Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg. I want to continue to be a part of something bigger than myself within the private and public sector.

Awards, Accolades and Achievements

Staff Sergeant Brown's personal decorations include (2) Joint Service Commendation Medal, (2) Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Nato Medal, both Iraq and Afghanistan Campaign Medals, both the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals, and (4) Navy and Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Universal Toastmasters Ambassadors Award.