Eddie F. Brown. Director

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1 Eddie F. Brown Director RESUME OF EDDIE FRANK BROWN PERSONAL DATA ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: PERSONAL: EDUCATION University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah American Indian Studies College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Campus Box Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona (480) (Office) U.S. born citizen. Enrolled member of Pascua Yaqui Tribe and affiliated with Tohono O'odham Nation. Health excellent. Married. Doctor of Social Work June 1975, Emphasis: Community Organization, Social Policy and Planning University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Master of Social Work June 1972, Emphasis: Community Organization Brigham Young University Utah Bachelor of Social Science June, 1970, Major: Social Work Minor: History PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE August 2004 Present American Indian Studies College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona Professor/Director of American Indian Studies Responsible for providing the intellectual leadership and management of the American Indian Studies Program. Oversees budgets, curriculum development, trans disciplinary research initiatives, external funding for research, and community embeddedness. Provides a leadership role campus-wide to ensure American Indian programs on campus work together in a coordinated fashion. Joint professorship with the School of Social Work. August 1996 August 2004 George Warren Brown School of Social Work Washington University St. Louis, Missouri Associate Dean/ Director Buder Center for American Indian Studies Direct the development and administration of an endowed Center for American Indian Studies and Research. Provide leadership for the recruitment and retention of American Indian graduate scholars, development of research grants, curriculum innovation, technical assistance to Native American communities, and development of national symposia. Serve as liaison to public and private constituencies. Teach graduate courses in community organization, social welfare

2 policy analysis and planning, social work practice, and other duties as assigned by the Dean. Major accomplishments include: Development of a national graduate recruitment program for American Indian social work scholars. National recognition for research efforts in the areas of child welfare and family services, welfare reform, American Indian youth and mental health services, and tribal asset development. $3.8 million dollars in grant developments for American Indian research efforts. Publications and national contributions to the public policy debate on issues related to American Indian social welfare services Sponsor and host of the first National Pre-Graduate School Workshop for Native American College Students, July 2004 July August 1996 Tohono O'odham Nation Department of Human Services Sells, Arizona Consultant/Executive Director Responsibilities: Assisted the Tohono O'odham Nation in the development of an administrative structure to combine both the Health and Social Services Departments. In September 1994, upon completion and Legislative approval of a restructuring plan, was confirmed by the Legislative Council as Executive Director of the newly organized Tohono O'odham Department of Human Services. Had administrative responsibility over broad spectrum of service programs i.e., Children and Family Services; Children, Boys, Girls and Developmental Disabilities Group Homes; Community Health Representatives; Community Counseling and Relations, Psychological Services; Alcoholism/Rehabilitation and Aftercare; Women, Infant and Children; Elderly Services; General Assistance; Adult; Employment Assistance; and, Low Income Energy Assistance. Was responsible for budget of approximately $12 million and 230 employees. Advised the Chairman of the Nation and interacted with the Legislative Council, federal/state and county governments and the general public. Accomplishments included: Developed and successfully implemented a restructuring plan that combined the Health and Social Service Departments into a single Department of Human Services Developed a two-year strategic plan for the Department of Human Services, utilizing the latest concepts in management and planning. Worked with accounting office to resolve major program audit exceptions and established controls on program spending. Worked with the Tohono O'odham Nursing Home Advisory Council to acquire a $21.8 million set aside for the planning and construction of an on-reservation assisted living and nursing home facility. Also served as Visiting Professor to: Graduate School of Social Work, Arizona State University. Taught SWG 632 Social Policy II Tucson Campus, Spring Native American Studies, University of Arizona. Developed and taught Graduate Seminar Course 596H Tribal, State and Federal Relationships: The Administration And Management Of Tribal Programs, Fall June July 1993 Department of Interior Washington, D.C. ASSISTANT SECRETARY Responsibilities: Developed and administered national policies and programs for American Indians and Alaskan Natives designed to strengthen tribal capacity for self-determination and self-governance. Served as advocate and spokesman to Executive Branch and Congress. Directed Bureau of Indian Affairs (over 12,000 employees across 12 regional offices) and set goals/oversee budget of $1.7 billion. Accomplishments include: Established a nation-wide communication and participation network which allowed for a new and innovative partnership with tribal governments. Increased program operation budget by 31% (approximately $318 million) allowing more dollars to be spent at the local level in a time of fiscal restraint and after a decade of budget reduction. Successfully implemented the Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration legislation allowing tribes greater flexibility to operate their own programs through a single contract. Restructured the Office of Indian Education Programs, established educational forums, outlined clear goals and directives for Education 2000 initiative, and increased overall educational funding by $100 million. Improved management and accounting practices through the implementation of a new federal financial accounting system and the establishment of the offices of Trust Review, Audit and Evaluation, and Gaming.

3 Eliminated Bureau of Indian Affairs' child abuse crisis through the development and implementation of strict guidelines and rules. January March 1989 Arizona Department of Economic Security Phoenix, Arizona DIRECTOR Responsibilities: Directed state of Arizona 's largest governmental department consisting of four major program divisions, four support divisions, over 7,000 employees and 125 field offices. Managed over $900 million annually, inclusive of state, federal and other funds. Planned, administered and evaluated children and family services, employment and training, unemployment insurance, vocational rehabilitation programs, aging and adult services, and services for the developmentally disabled. Accomplishments include: Developed and implemented a comprehensive strategic planning process which resulted in a department-wide commitment to results-oriented activities and increased public accountability. Increased efficiency and improved service delivery through major expansion of department's automated systems, adding eligibility determination, client information, service tracking, and benefits payment systems. Implemented nation's first Title XIX pre paid financing systems for home and community based long-term care for the developmentally disabled. Increased the quality and timeliness of eligibility determination in AFDC program. Lowered error rate from 14% to under 8% through reorganization, management and staff training, and the establishment of local office procedures. Established a department-wide Volunteer in Public Service program and significantly increased the value of goods and services donated to the department. August January 1987 Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Responsibilities: Joint appointment with Administration and the School of Social Work. Developed special initiatives within the office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs and taught social policy and community organization at the graduate level. Left position to accept Governor's appointment. Accomplishments include: Developed grant proposal and obtained funding in the amount of $186,000 for "Defining Entry Level Competencies for Public Child Welfare Workers Serving Indian Communities." Developed grant proposal and obtained funding in the amount of $33,900 for "Traineeships in Public Child Welfare." February August 1986 Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Social Services Washington, D.C. DIVISION CHIEF Responsibilities: Planned, developed, and coordinated $117 million social services program and served as bureau advisor. Directed Washington staff of 10 and provided, via supervisors, guidance and assistance to some 210 field workers. Accomplishments include: Operated within appropriated budget for the first time in last decade. Major revision of the General Assistance regulations within a six-month time frame to meet deadline set by Congress. Supplemental allocation to initiate a bureau-wide social service quality control system and further upgrade current reporting process. Acceptance into the Senior Executive Development Program. May February 1985 Arizona Department of Economic Security Phoenix, Arizona DIRECTOR OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Responsibilities: Served as advisor to the Director of the Department on inter-governmental and community affairs. Facilitated inter-governmental cooperation with federal, state, tribal and local governments on planning and implementation of services for families, children, youths, adults, and aging persons, rehabilitation and employment, and unemployment insurance. Accomplishments include: Developed an intergovernmental network between state, agencies, counties, tribes, and cities. Organized and assisted in the development of a statewide process for the implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act, involving both state and tribal negotiations, training, and program development. Developed the first state/tribal inter-governmental agreement recognizing government sovereignty of both parties and

4 allowed for tribal contracting of millions of dollars in state services. Assisted in the development and implementation of tribal Area Agencies on Aging for the administration and delivery of Title III Older Americans services. Assisted in the development and implementation of tribal social service delivery areas for the administration and delivery of Title XX Social Services Block Grant. Organized and implemented the only state/tribal Private Industry Council in the nation to address Title II-A and B of the Job Training Partnership Act. Selected for Phoenix Valley Leadership Program. August May 1979 Graduate School of Social Work Arizona State University Temp, Arizona ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Responsibilities: Taught at graduate level in the areas of community organization, social policy and planning, and administration. Served on various educational, curriculum, and personnel committees. Developed and directed American Indian projects for community development, training, and research. Accomplishments include: Developed and directed six grants for the recruitment and education of social work professionals. Selected to serve on numerous local and national committees. Author of numerous articles, monographs and reports. Selected for Outstanding Teacher Honor Roll by associated Students. September August 1973 School of Social Work University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Responsibilities: Taught at graduate level in the Human Behavior sequence. Performed committee duties as assigned. Served as advisor and consultant in American Indian Social Work Career Training Program and as Acting Director of the University's Native American Studies Program between July and October Accomplishments include: Developed curriculum in cross-cultural social work. Developed curriculum and taught at the Western Region Indian Alcohol Training Center. PUBLICATIONS ARTICLES Stiffman, A.R., Brown, E., Freedenthal, S., House, L., Buggs, W., Ostmann, E., & Yu, ManSoo. (Under review). Southwestern American Indian urban and reservation youth: A strengths focus. Stiffman, A.R., Striley, C.W., Brown, E., Limb, G., & Ostmann, E. (in press). Research solutions for cultural and human subjects concerning American Indian youth. Ethics and Behavior. Stiffman, A.R., Striley, C.W., Brown, E., Limb, G., & Ostmann, E. (2003). American Indian youth: Southwestern urban and reservation youth's need for services and whom they turn to for help. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 12, Brown, E., Limb, G., Chance, T., Munoz, R. (2002). The Indian child welfare act: An examination of state compliance in Arizona. Portland, Oregon: National Indian Child Welfare Association/Casey Family Programs. Brown, E., Limb, G., Munoz, R., Clifford, C. (2001). Evaluation of title IV-B child and family services plans. Portland, Oregon: National Indian Child Welfare Association/Casey Family Programs. Brown, E. and Gunderson, B.N. (2001). Organization and community intervention with American Indian tribal communities. In Fong, R., Feruto, S. (Eds.), Culturally competent practice skills, interventions, and evaluations, (pp ). Allyson and Bacon. Pandey, S., Brown, E., & Schueler-Whitaker, L. (2001). Welfare reform on American Indian reservations: Initial experience of service providers and recipients on reservations in Arizona. Journal of Social Policy.

5 Brown, E., Scheuler-Whitaker, L., Clifford, C., Limb, G., & Munoz, R. (2000). Tribal/State title IV-E intergovernmental agreements: Facilitating tribal access to federal resources. Portland, Oregon: National Indian Child Welfare Association/Casey Family Programs. Pandey, S., Brown, E., Scheuler-Whitaker, L, Gundersen, B., & Eyrich, K. (1999). Promise of welfare reform: Development through devolution on Indian reservations. Journal of Poverty, 3(4), Brown, E. (1994) An overview of the effects of federal/indian/state relations: A reaffirmation for tribal selfgovernance. In Sixty-fifth Arizona Town Hall Workbook American Indian Relationships in a Modern Arizona Economy. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona. Brown, E., et al., (1993) Inclusion of American Indian content in the schools of social work curriculum: A challenge for the 80's. In Jay Chunn (Ed.) The Core Mental Health Discipline and People of Color: Issues of Curriculum Development, Strategy, and Change. Washington, DC: Howard University Press. Brown, E. & Shaughnessy, T.F. (Eds.) (1981). Education for social work practice with American Indian families: Introductory text and instructors manual. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Human Development Services; Administration for Children, Youth and Families Children's Bureau, DHHS Publication No. (OHDS) , Washington, DC, Brown, E. & Shaughnessy, T.F. (1979). Developing Indian content in social work education: A community-based curriculum model. In Multicultural Education and the American Indian. Los Angeles, CA: American Indian Studies Center, University of California. Brown, E. (1978) Social work with American Indians: Implications for social welfare policy and practice. In Dolores Norton (Ed.) The Dual Perspective: Inclusion of Ethnic Minority Content in the Social Work Curriculum. New York: Council on Social Work Education. Brown, E. (1977). Self-Determination for Indian communities: A dilemma for social work education and practice. In F.J. Pierce (Ed.) Mental Health Services and Social Work Education with Native Americans. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma, School of Social Work. MONOGRAPHS Brown, E. (ed). (2002). Capacity building and sustainability of tribal governments. St. Louis, MO : Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies. Auslander, W., Brown, E. (eds.). (2002). The vision workbook: Preventing the cycle of diabetes. St. Louis, MO : Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies. Brown, E. (ed). (2002). Imagining a new future for American Indian human service systems. St. Louis, MO : Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies Brown, E., Cornell, S. (2001). Welfare, work, and American Indians: The impact of welfare reform. St. Louis, MO : Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies/Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy. Brown, E. (1978). Needs assessment in Indian communities: A planning handbook for drug abuse programs. Tempe, AZ: National Indian Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. Brown, E. (1978). A conceptual framework for the study and analysis of Indian communities. Tempe, AZ: Arizona State University, School of Social Work, NIMH Training Grant. Brown, E., and Gilbert, B. (1977). Social work practice with American Indians: A scheme for the identification and inclusion of American Indian content in the social work curriculum. Tempe, Arizona : Arizona State University, School of Social Work, NIMH Training Grant.

6 FUNDED GRANTS AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS Stiffman, A.R., & Brown, E. Adolescent American Indian Mental Health Investigation. Submitted by the Center for Mental Health Services Research and the Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies, George Warren Brown School of Social Work to the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH). Co-Principal Investigator, Brown, E. & Limb, G. Examination of State Compliance in the Implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act. Submitted to National Indian Child Welfare Association/Casey Family Programs. Principal Investigator, Brown, E. An Evaluation of Specific Measures Taken by States to Comply with the Indian Child Welfare Act. Submitted to National Indian Child Welfare Association/Casey Family Programs. Principal Investigator, Brown, E. Examination of Tribal/State Title IV-E Intergovernmental Agreements. Submitted to National Indian Child Welfare Association/Casey Family Programs. Principal Investigator, Pandey, S. & Brown, E. Welfare to Work: Monitoring the Impact of Welfare Reform on American Indian Families with Children. Submitted by the Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies, George Warren Brown School of Social Work to the Department of Health and Human Services. Co-Principal Investigator, Auslander, W. and Brown, E. Community Participation to Develop a Nutrition Activation Program for the Prevention of Diabetes Among the Tohono O'odham. Submitted jointly by the Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies, Washington University School of Medicine, and Tohono O'Odham Department of Human Services to the National Institute of Mental Health. Co-Director, Brown, E. Defining Entry Level Competencies for Public Welfare Workers Serving Indian Communities. Submitted by Arizona State University School of Social Work to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Project Director, Brown, E. Traineeship for American Indians in Public Child Welfare. Submitted by Arizona State University School of Social Work to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Project Director, Brown, E. State-Tribal Intergovernmental Project: Enhancement of Child Welfare Services on Arizona Reservations. Submitted by Arizona Department of Economic Security to Department of Health and Human Services. Overall Project Consultant Brown, E. (with others) Establishment for Arizona Tribes of a System of Entitlements to Title Funds of the Social Security Act Allocated to the State. Submitted by the Arizona Department of Economic Security and the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona to Department of Health and Human Services. ADES Project Coordinator Brown, E. (with others), A Demonstration Model for Tribally Controlled and Operated Tribal Social Services Planning Systems. Submitted by the Arizona Department of Economic Security and the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona to Social and Rehabilitation Services Department of Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Project Consultant Brown, E. The Development of Curriculum Training Materials for Child Welfare and Social Service Staff Working with American Indian Populations. Submitted by Arizona State University School of Social Work to Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Children's Bureau, Project director Brown, E. and Harwood, N., BSW Native American Emphasis on Alcohol. Submitted by Arizona State University School of Social Work to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Project Director Brown, E. Social Work Education for Practice with Native Americans. Submitted by Arizona State University School of Social Work to National Institute on Mental Health, Project Director

7 TECHNICAL REPORTS Brown, E. (2003). Tohono O'odham Nation Executive Branch Administrative Plan. Sells, Arizona : Tohono O'odham Nation. Pandey, S., Brown, E. (2002). Effects of the 1996 welfare reform legislation on families with children on reservations: What we have learned and what questions remain unanswered. St. Louis, MO : Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies. Pandey, S., Brown, E., Schueler-Whitaker, L. (1999). Implementation of the temporary assistance for needy families on American Indian reservations: Early evidence from Arizona. St. Louis, MO : Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies. Brown, E. (1994). Options for improvement in the management and administration of the department of social services, department Of health and the food distribution program of the Tohono O'odham Nation. Sells, Arizona : Tohono O'odham Nation. Brown, E. (1993). Tohono O'odham department of social services: An assessment of administration and program operations. Sells, Arizona : Tohono O'odham Nation Brown, E. (1993). Tohono O'odham health department: An assessment of administration and program operations. Sells, Arizona : Tohono O'odham Nation. Content Consultant. A sourcebook in child welfare: serving American Indian families and children. Ann Arbor, Michigan : National Child Welfare Training Center, University of Michigan. Resource Consultant. A sourcebook in child welfare: A descriptive bibliography on racial ethnic groups. Ann Arbor, Michigan : National Child Welfare Training Center, University