In the Fall of 2020, Philanthropy Delaware chose Tynetta Brown to serve as its next President and CEO. Ms. Brown will continue Philanthropy Delaware’s 10 years of work as a philanthropy service organization to expand philanthropic awareness in Delaware, assist members and other organizational partners to increase the impact of grantmaking, and ensure members have access to national best practices and philanthropic resources. She will be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the organization, including operational responsibilities, member services, educational programming, public policy/advocacy and the implementation of the strategic plan.

Recently, Ms. Brown served as the Director of Development and Marketing/Communications for the WRK Group (The Warehouse, REACH Riverside Development Corporation and Kingswood Community Center). She was responsible for implementation and collaborative oversight of fundraising efforts and the marketing and communications efforts for all three entities.

Prior to the WRK Group, she was employed at United Way of Delaware as the Director of Community Impact as well as the Associate Director of Health. She also served as staff liaison on the Public Policy Committee, as an Ally to their PRIDE Council Affinity Group, which focused on LGBTQ+ youth, adult health, and workplace equity. During her time with United Way, she also represented the organization on various committees, task forces, and conference planning teams related to youth, education, public policy, and health.

Ms. Brown has over 24 years of experience in the public health, corporate, and pharmaceutical sectors with
demonstrated skills in strategic sponsorship development, relationship management, social marketing, and
management of non-profit and government programs. Additionally, she has expertise in public policy and advocacy that emphasized health and economic equity.

Her past career also includes serving as Vice-President, Social Marketing with Ogilvy Public Relations in
Washington, DC; Director, Corporate Relations for the American College of Cardiology in Washington, DC; Senior Alliance Development Manager in the cardiovascular franchise at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals; Executive Director of the Tri-State Stroke Network for the North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services and the CDC; Program Manager for both the American Heart Association and Operation Health 27610 in North Carolina.

Tynetta currently serves on the Council of Advisors for Christiana Care as Vice-Chair and is a Board member of Kids Chance of America and Kids Chance Delaware. Previous national, local board and volunteer service includes the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, The Delaware Contemporary, the National Coalition of 100 Black Women-Delaware Chapter (VP of Development), and the US-DHHS Heart Attack Expert Panel.

Awards and honors include Board Leadership Award recipient from the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, Delaware Today magazine’s 2017 Women in Business Award, and recognition by the Association of Black Cardiologists with the Commitment to Diversity and the Elimination of Health Care Disparities Award.

She has consulted on small projects in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors offering tailored solutions in strategic planning, marketing, project management, partnership engagement, and design for community environments.