Dr. Leo Brown, Chief Human Capital Management Officer, reassigned
Stan Jester
DeKalb County
Board Of Education
Leo Brown – 
Dr. Leo Brown (resume) was the Assistant Director of Human Resources for Emory University from 2005 – 2011. He was also the Chief Human Capital Officer for Kansas City Public Schools from 2011 – 2012. Dr. Brown joined DeKalb School as Chief Human Capital Officer in January 2016 as part of Phase I of the School District’s Reorg.
Since December, Dr. Brown has been out for personal reasons.
In December 2015 the Board of Education approved “HYA” (Hazard, Young, Attea Executives Search Division) to assist the District in its search to fill positions including but not limited to those within the Superintendent’s proposed reorganization in a total amount not to exceed $150,000. HYA spent over $140,000 filling positions including:
- Chief Legal Officer
- Director of Charter Schools, School Governance, and Flexibility
- Chief Human Capital Officer
- Executive Director of Student Advancement
- Chief Communications and Community Relations Officer
- Chief Academic and Accountability Officer
- Executive Director of Special Education
- Lakeside High School Principal
Dr. Stephen Green
CEO & Superintendent, DeKalb County School District
Mr. Everett Patrick, formerly the Director of Employment Services – Certification and Recruitment, has assumed the role of Interim Chief Human Capital Management Officer. He will serve in this capacity until a permanent replacement is hired.
A national search for a Chief Human Capital Management Officer will begin immediately. A permanent hire for Board of Education consideration is expected by July 2017, prior to the start of the 2018 school year in August.
“I want to thank the DeKalb County School District for the support I’ve received as I have faced some recent health challenges,” said Dr. Leo Brown. “I am committed to this organization; and, in my new role I will continue to support the vision and mission of the District.”
“Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.”