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Bio

Luvelle Brown has served as the Superintendent of the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) in Ithaca, New York since January 2011.   During his tenure in Ithaca, the Ithaca City School District has experienced the most significant qualitative and quantitative student and school achievement shifts in the nation while the district has reached unprecedented levels of success.
 
Dr. Brown has received various awards and recognitions. The 2017 New York State Superintendent of the Year  has been listed by various publications as one of the nation's top educators and thought leaders.   Dr. Brown has been recognized by the National School Boards Association as a “20-to-Watch" and "Difference Maker", received the Center for Digital Education Top 30 Award, and received the eSchool News Tech-Savvy Superintendent Award.  He was selected by the US Department of Education as one of the nation's top 100 innovative Superintendents. Along with that distinction, Dr. Brown was invited to be a featured speaker at President Barack Obama’s 1st National Superintendent Summit at the White House.

Currently, Dr. Brown serves as an adjunct faculty member at SUNY Cortland and St. John Fisher College in New York.
 
Dr. Brown actively serves his community.  In spring 2019, he was recognized as the Tompkins County Distinguished Citizen.  Dr. Brown's community service includes his work as a term trustee at Ithaca College, Tompkins County Area Development Board member, and proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He was also the co-founder for the nationally recognized 100 Black Men of Central Virginia.
 
Dr. Brown is a highly regarded speaker and workshop facilitator addressing a range of topics for local, regional, and national audiences. He has published numerous articles, the author of Culture of Love: Cultivating a Transformative and Positive Organizational Culture and the co-author of ThinkTweets: 100 Transformative Tweets for Educators.