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 Cecil Brown has been actively involved in the Jackson community for more than 40 years. He and his wife, Nancy, a teacher in
the Rankin County Public Schools, have four children and
seven grandchildren. The Browns are longtime members of St. James Episcopal Church.
A CPA/PFS and Registered Investment Advisor with Medley & Brown,
LLC, Cecil is an honors graduate of Ole Miss and earned a masters
degree with special distinction from The University of Texas before
beginning his career as a CPA. He practiced accounting for more than
20 years, with his own firm for the last 17. Cecil also served as
Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Finance and
Administration and later as Chief of Staff to the Governor.
Cecil
has represented District 66 in the Mississippi House of
Representatives since January, 2000. Combining his passionate support
of public education and his strong financial management background,
Cecil serves as Chairman of the House Education Committee and as a
member of the Joint Lt. Governor’s Commission on Early Childhood
Education.
HOUSE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
 Education Committee Chairman- Appropriations
- Municipalities
- Universities & Colleges
- Judiciary B
- Public Buildings and Grounds
- Joint Legislative Budget
Ad HOC COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
- Joint Legislative Task Force on Low
Performing Schools
- Joint Legislative Task Force on Increasing
Graduation Rates
- Education Achievement Council
- Governor's Task Force on School
Consolidations
- Lt. Governor's Commission on Early
Childhood Education
- Joint Legislative Task Force on Teacher
Shortage
National & Regional Legislative Organization Memberships:
- Southern Growth Policies Board - Executive Committee
- National Conference of State Legislators
- Southern Regional Education Board
- Education Commission of the States
- Southern Legislative Conference
LEGISLATIVE AWARDS:
- 2010 Jobs for America’s Graduates National Leadership Award
- 2000 Legislator of the Year - Mississippi Association of
Government Purchasing Agents
- 2001 Public Service Award - Mississippi Society of Certified
Public Accountants
- 2007 Friend of Education Award – Mississippi Association of
School Administrators
- 2006-2007 Friend of Education – Mississippi Association of
Adult and Community Education
- American Federation of Teachers Friend of Education Award
- 2009 Friend of Education – Mississippi School Boards
Association
- 2008 Champion of Small Business Award – National Coalition for
Capital
- 2010 Southern Echo Legislative Award
- Mississippi Nurses Association Legislative Leadership Award
Community Activities
- Former Chairman - Community Foundation of Greater Jackson
- Former Chairman - Capital City Commission II
- Former Chairman - Build a Convention Center Task Force
- Former Member - Jackson Redevelopment Authority Board
- Former Treasurer - St. Philip's Episcopal Church
- Former Vestryman - St Philip's Episcopal Church
- Former Director - Metro Jackson YMCA
- Former Director - Downtown YMCA
- Former Chairman - Mississippi Tax Institute
- Former Chairman - State Auditor's Task Force on Privatization
- Leadership Jackson
- Former Board Member - Operation Shoestring
- Former Chairman - Ole Miss Accounting
Alumni Association
Work Experience
- Current - Medley & Brown, LLC - Registered Investment Advisor
- Former VP - Investek Capital Management -
Registered Investment Advisor
- Former Executive Director - Mississippi Department on Finance & Administration
- Former Partner - Tann, Brown, Russ Company, CPA Firm
Education
- Meridian Public Schools
- University of Mississippi - B. A. - Mathematics & English
- The University of Texas - Master of Professional Accounting
Professional Organizations and Designations
- Certified Public Accountant
- Personal Finance Specialist
- Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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