Michelle Rolanda Brown

Michelle Rolanda Brown (MRB) is the Director of Developm at the Jackson Center. MRB came to Chapel Hill as a student in 2014 and remained in the Triangle area following graduation in 2018 in order to continue work with the Silent Sam Movement. Following the monument’s toppling, MRB served as a teacher for 3 years, first as a preschool teacher, then a middle school and high school Youth Activism teacher, and most recently as a school-age Urban Garden & Kitchen teacher. MRB is passionate about building inclusive, safe and thoughtful communities, and felt drawn to the Jackson Center due to their commitment to thoughtfully and intentionally serve the community.

Outside of work, MRB dances with a local Salsa team that teaches the African roots of the Latin dance, and frequently travels for Salsa and Bachata conferences.