President
Brandy Brown, LCSW
term ends 2022
Pronouns: she, her, hers
Brandy
is the Program Manager for The Gender Clinic Program at Maine Medical Partners /
The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital. She provides assessment, therapy,
coordination of medical and mental health services, and program development
within a multidisciplinary setting. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor
of Psychiatry for Tufts University School of Medicine. Brandy received her MSW
and BSW at the University of Southern Maine and is currently pursuing a
DSW.
Brandy
is an advocate for improving LGBTQ+ healthcare, with a clinical focus on best
practices in transgender health within pediatrics, as well as improving overall
systemic competency and functionality within a large healthcare system.
Relevant memberships and affiliations include: NASW (President of the Maine
Board of Directors and Chair of the NASW- Maine Chapter LGBTQ Advocacy
committee), WPATH, MMC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Steering Committee, MMC
Equitable Care Workgroup, New England Transgender C.A.R.E. Consortium, &
LGBTQ Youth Coalition (Maine).
She
has worked within different systems of care, including psychiatric inpatient
hospitalization, residential settings with vulnerable populations including
homeless youth, severe psychiatric disorders, veterans and
neuro-rehabilitation.
Brandy
lives in Southern Maine where she prefers to stay close to the ocean with her
family. She enjoys being outside at the beach or on a trail, hiking, camping,
reading, and cooking.