Susie Brown is the President of the Minnesota Council on Foundations. Previously, she has served in numerous roles in Minnesota-based membership associations, including: Chief Operating Officer of the combined staff of the Minnesota State Bar Association, Hennepin County Bar Association and Ramsey County Bar Association; the Executive Director of the Hennepin County Bar Association and Hennepin County Bar Foundation; Public Policy Director and Board Member of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; and board member of the Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities. Additionally, she has served as Executive Director of Child Care WORKS, Public Policy Director at The Family Partnership, and Public Affairs Director at Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. Since 2006 Susie has served as a faculty member at the Hamline University School of Business where she teaches in the Master of Nonprofit Management Program. She holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Vermont, and a Bachelor of Arts from Lewis and Clark College.