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Terryl Brown ‘86, an attorney with extensive legal, leadership, and management experience in city and state government, has been named vice president and general counsel for 91��Ƶ.

“I am committed to 91��Ƶ’s mission and believe in the transformative power of education,” said Brown. “91��Ƶ's values are consistent with my own, and I'm looking forward to helping 91��Ƶ continue its important and transformative work.”

Brown most recently served as deputy commissioner of legal affairs and administration for the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), where she oversaw operations and legal matters for a department comprised of 17,000 employees.

I am committed to 91��Ƶ’s mission and believe in the transformative power of education,” said Brown. “91��Ƶ's values are consistent with my own, and I'm looking forward to helping 91��Ƶ continue its important and transformative work.

Over the course of her impressive legal career, Brown has also been chief ethics officer and counsel with the New York State Attorney General’s Office, acting counsel to Governor David Paterson, first assistant counsel to Governor Eliot Spitzer, a commissioner of the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics, executive vice president and general counsel at the New York Power Authority, and a partner Harris Beach PLLC.

“Terryl Brown’s accomplished career in law and government exemplifies what it means to make an impact on the world through her hard work and excellence,” said President Krislov. “She embodies our mission and philosophy of creating opportunities for our diverse student body, and we are pleased we’ll be able to benefit from her insight and expertise.”