Guardrails for Vaccines

Keith Brown currently serves as the Director Of Development at The Immunization Partnership (TIP), for the last 11 months, an organization that has as its mission., “TIP advocates for disease prevention using an impactful network of vaccine champions who promote education and evidence-based public policy on the health benefits of childhood and adult vaccinations. TIP aspires to be the trusted resource for increasing immunization rates to create healthier communities.”   TIP works to significantly increase state immunization rates by being a source of leading research, industry expertise and specialist knowledge; keeping communities informed of vaccination benefits and advising them on how they can use that knowledge to promote change; and advocating at the Texas Legislature for public policy that improves access to vaccination and permits healthcare professionals to build healthy communities.

Prior to joining TIP, Keith Brown spent four years at Bayview Baptist Church in San Diego California as Executive Pastor. While serving there Keith organized and oversaw a Covid-19 testing site on the Church campus as well as at some local high schools and administered over 30,000 tests in an 18-month period.  He also organized and oversaw a Covid-19 vaccination clinic on the Church campus which administered over 5,000 vaccines over an 18-month period.  Keith witnessed the hesitation to get vaccinated from people in the Church and surrounding demographics which was composed of people identified as members of the black and brown community, but was able to encourage some of them works to significantly increase state immunization rates by being a source of leading research, industry expertise and specialist knowledge; keeping communities informed of vaccination benefits and advising them on how they can use that knowledge to promote change; and advocating at the Texas Legislature for public policy that improves access to vaccination and permits healthcare professionals to build healthy communities.

Keith is a graduate of Washburn University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in C.J. Corrections and an Associates of Arts in Mental Health.  Next, he earned a Master of Arts degree in Theological Studies from Faith Evangelical Seminary and a Master of Divinity degree from Faith Evangelical Seminary.  Keith was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from Next Dimension University for 20 plus years of excellence in Church Administration.  Keith earned his Certification in Church Administration in 2005 from the National Association of Church Business Administrators (currently known as TCN, The Church Network) and currently serves on the board of Directors of TCN.  Rev. Brown was awarded the “Church Business Administrator of The Year” for 2018.  Keith recently attended Boston University where he received his Certificate in Professional Fundraising.

Keith is married to Saundra Brown for over 40 years and is the father of two children Keith, II, Erica and has three grandchildren, Kylie, Kaysie, and Zhuri.  He loves attending his grandchilds various activities from school and babysitting the youngest grandchild, Zhuri who will soon be 2 years old.

Invited through Stacey Brevard