11/06/2021
We are proud to announce that the ASPA Michigan Capital Area Chapter is endorsing Marlon Brown for District II Representative in the 2021 ASPA National Council elections. We believe Marlon will bring diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leadership to the National Council to raise our voices. Read about Marlon below and his experiences, so you can understand why we are endorsing him for the 2021 ASPA National Council election. We hope you will join us in supporting him.
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Marlon I. Brown, MPA
Candidate for District II Representative
2021 ASPA National Council Elections
Biography
Marlon Brown is committed to a life of public service and civic engagement. He works for the State of Michigan as the Chief Administrative Officer for the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. He has also previously worked for the Michigan Supreme Court, the State Budget Office, and the Delaware Senate, in addition to teaching at Davenport University and Albion College. Marlon is very active in his community and serves as a city councilmember and mayor pro tempore for the City of Mason, Michigan. He serves on various boards for the Michigan Municipal League and is a former trustee of the Mason Area Chamber of Commerce. Marlon has been a member of ASPA since 2009 and presently serves on the executive committee for the Section on Public Performance and Management. Moreover, he is a member of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM), the Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA), and he has presented at conferences for ASPA National, COMPA, ASPA's Michigan Capital Area Chapter, and GOVERNING magazine. Marlon earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from American University, a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Delaware, and he is currently pursuing a doctorate in public administration at Valdosta State University.
Candidate Statement
For me, public service is about doing the most good and helping as many individuals as possible. ASPA has been a cornerstone of my professional career helping me to pursue this ideal and challenging me to align research and practice in order to advance excellence in public service. As such, I continually seek to give back to our profession even as I still personally grow in my own knowledge and understanding of public administration.
I earnestly desire to serve on the ASPA National Council because I feel that I can make meaningful contributions that will strengthen and enhance the scope and work of our organization. I would collaborate with the leadership of ASPA to help broaden our reach among practitioners as well as those who aspire toward careers in public service. I have a deep passion for public service, and I am personally committed to ASPA's mission. I believe that my diverse experiences in state and local government, higher education, and nonprofit governance will enable me to be an effective member and positive voice on the council. I humbly ask for your vote for District II Representative. It would be my great honor to serve you as a member of the ASPA National Council.
