Dr. Wakea Brown
A sincere servant leader in field of Education, whose purpose has been driven by
the quote, “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken adults
(Frederick Douglass),” Dr. Wakea N. Brown, is passionate about enhancing the
lives of children, youth, families, and communities, especially the
underrepresented.
For nearly twenty-seven years, she has served in a wide array of capacities. Her
journey in Education began in the Savannah Chatham County School District
(Ga), where she taught 2 nd and 3 rd grade at Isle of Hope Elementary School and
was nominated as “Teacher of the Year,” for the 1999-2000 School Year, and
served as a 3 rd and 4 th grade Early Intervention Program Teacher at Pulaski
Elementary School, where she was nominated as a “Disney Teacher Award,”
recipient. In 2003, Dr. Brown joined the Clayton County School District (Ga), and
for the next four years, she inspired, nurtured, and educated students at
Hawthorne Elementary School, where she was named “Teacher of the Year,” for
the 2006-2007 School Year.
After serving as an Elementary School Educator for ten years, Wakea capably
served for four years as a “Teacher Development Specialist,” where she
coached, trained, and worked with emerging educators in the district’s “Teacher
Alternative Preparation Program,” and served one year as a District Level
“Instructional Facilitator.” Dr. Brown is also honored to have served as an
Assistant Principal for four years at Eddie White K-8 Academy. Upon the
completion of her assignment at “EWA,” she served as the district’s “Coordinator
for Performance Management,” where she worked with state department with the
Teacher and Leader Keys Effectiveness System, as well as managed the
performance of all other Clayton County Public Schools Employees.
In 1 year, Dr. Brown was appointed as Principal of The, Tara Elementary School,
which she describes as her most rewarding, impactful, and beloved position on
her career journey thus far. She is proud and honored to have led the “Mustang
Family,” for seven years, where a “Culture of Caring,” and motto of “All In,” were
exemplified daily and scholars were taught to live local, think global and reach
their maximum potential.
The 2007 Clayton County Public Schools “Teacher Of the Year,” 2007 NAACP
“Trailblazer Award,” recipient and 2022 Clayton County Public Schools “Principal
of the Year,” finalist, is also an educational consultant and speaker, who has
presented in school districts and conferences across the nation such as, “Muscogee County Schools,” “Savannah-Chatham County Schools,” “Rockdale
County Schools,” (Ga), “Pinellas County Schools,” (FL), “Kentucky Behavioral
Institute (Content Development),” and (National Association for Alternative
Certification), Chicago, Illinois, to name a few.
She is a member of Open Word Christian Ministries, where she leads and serves
as member of the W3 - Women’s Ministry. Through education and
empowerment, she aspires to be a vessel of love, leadership, and light, to keep
the faith regardless of the circumstances, and to open the minds of scholars and
educators to excel within a creative process of learning and uplift. She is very
happily married to her husband Keith L. Brown, who is a Professional Speaker,
Consultant, Coach, Trainer, and Speech writer. They have one wonderful,
resourceful son, Keon.