Dr Charmaine Brown is a London-based educator from Kingston, Jamaica. 

I am an academic, researcher and consultant with a wealth of experience in further and higher education. My teaching journey started in 1988 as a teacher and teacher educator for the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) and Adult Community Learning (ACL). Leadership responsibilities include education manager and consultant for a range of educational providers. 

Since 2002, I have held several posts at the University of Greenwich including: Programme Leader on undergraduate degree programmes, teacher educator on Initial Teacher Education programmes, principal researcher on Equality Diversity Inclusion (EDI) initiatives and supervisor on the post graduate MA programme and doctoral programmes.

I also sit as a Judicial Office Holder (JOH) for the Ministry of Justice sitting on the First Tier of Social Security and Child Services Tribunals in England and Wales; First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Social Security Chamber Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service and Employment Tribunal in England and Wales panels.

I am enthusiastic about empowering community members to make positive changes in their lives. I am knowledgeable about different communities in London due to my language background (French and Spanish) and various paid and unpaid roles held in the Voluntary Sector including:

• Trustee – management committees

• Advisor – government committees

• Mentor – disadvantaged groups

• Advocate – against injustices by the Police

• Educator – Emancipatory literacy, numeracy, and ESOL

I am an avid reader of politics, psychology, sociology and history. I participate in cultural events which contextualise oral histories related to my genealogical research. I am passionate about creating memories for the younger generations through archival materials.