MS. CHEYLON BROWN Cheylon Brown is an alumna of the University of North Texas. She has worked in the Multicultural Center since 1997 and currently serves as Director for the Multicultural Center and Women’s Center. Miss Brown holds a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in English a Master’s degree in Higher Education and certification in Volunteer and Community Resource Management from the University of North Texas. At the University of North Texas, Miss Brown serves as the on-campus advisor for the Zeta Eta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the UNT chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Servants After the Living Truth, Indian Pakistani Student Association, Sickle Cell Awareness Organization, Phi Sigma Pi, National co-ed Honor Fraternity and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. She is the facilitator for the Special Interest Group Network, a member of the Staff Council, an Advisory Board member for the UNT McNair Program and Multicultural Scholastic Award Committee, a member of the Distinguished Lecture Series Committee as well as a member of the UNT Safety Committee. In the community, Miss Brown serves on the National Advisory Board for the National African American Student Leadership Conference, the Business Advisory Board for Goodwill Industries, Inc., as the Texas State Coordinator for Association of Black Culture Centers, the Vice President of the Head’s Up! Foundation of Dallas, a Board Member of the Institute for Educational Excellence, a member of the John D. O’Bryant Think Tank, Association of American University Women, Texas Association of Black
Personnel in Higher Education (TABPHE), The Association for the Study of Transfer Students, the Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and a member of several other organizations. She has served as the keynote speaker or a panelist for several groups such as Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Chi Upsilon Sigma Latin Sorority, Inc., the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Association of Black Cultural Centers, the Fort Worth Harmony Missionary Baptist District Association, Navo Middle School, W. M. Green Elementary School, and North Central Texas Community College to name a few. She is also a writer and poet. In 2009, she wrote a literary review for Soul Poems: Life as Fertile Ground, a poetry book written by Meldye Micere Van Putten of Bermuda. Miss Brown has received numerous awards and honors which include: Who’s Who Among American Colleges & Universities, UNT Soaring Eagle Award (numerous occasions), UNT Greek Supporter of the Year, UNT Staff Member of the Year, UNT Advisor of the Year, UNT Outstanding Volunteer, ALANA Community Activist Award, UNT Eagle Partner Award, NT Community Award, President’s Award from The Black Academy of Arts & Letters(TBAAL), the Excellence in Community Service from the Progressive Women’s Club of Fort Worth and a host of other awards. Miss Cheylon Brown is the Education Pastor for Community Outreach Ministry, in Irving, Texas where she serves under Overseer Lisa Tarpley Tucker.
ATTORNEY SE HEAN MR. NHIA VANG Nhia Vang’s story should serve as inspiration for all new immigrants. Now a well-respected and visible part of the La Crosse, Wis., community, Nhia’s journey hasn’t been easy.
It begins in 1976 when he came to the United States as a teenager, landing near Champaign, Illinois. He was one of the first pilot immigrant groups to leave Laos. With no English skills, he was hungry for education. In fact, his goal was to learn English and get educated. He longed to