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Kimberly D. Brown has been a school counselor for 11 years and is currently a school counselor at Wade Hampton High School in Greenville, South Carolina for Greenville County Schools. Previously, Brown served as a middle and high school counselor in Beaufort County School District for seven years. She served on the School Counseling Leadership Team for the Beaufort County School District, where she served as the Lead High School Counselor, Naviance Implementation Coordinator, and RAMP Team Leader. Brown was named the High School Counselor of the Year for both the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years. Brown has been nominated twice for The Palmetto State School Counselor Association School Counselor of the Year and the South Carolina Career and Technical Education Association School Counselor of the Year. Brown was recognized in 2019 by The College Board as one of the Top High School Counselors in the nation as a part of the Counselor Recognition Program. She was also selected by The College Board as a Regional Fellow and served on the South Carolina School Counselor Advisory Council for College Board.

Brown has presented over 50 times at state and national professional conferences including 11 times at The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Annual Conference and 4 times at the Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC) Annual Conference. Brown is a published school counseling author. Brown is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Palmetto State School Counselor Association (PSSCA) in South Carolina as the Vice Chair and will serve as the Board Chair starting in July 2024. She previously served as the Membership Development Chair and on the Professional Recognition Committee.

Brown serves as a Group Administrator and Mentor for over 6,000 School Counselors of Color across the world through the Professional School Counselors of Color Group. Brown is an active member of ASCA and has served on the Membership Linkage Committee and has conducted a webinar for the American School Counselor Association in 2022. Brown completed the SACAC LEADS Leadership Development Program and is a current cohort member of the NACAC NEXT Professional Leadership Development Program.