Rio Hondo College

Nedra Brown is a native of Memphis, Tennessee, graduated and earned a scholarship in volleyball and basketball to LeMoyne-Owen College. She was a part of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Basketball Tournament championship team, defeating Alabama A&M University. After graduating with her B.S. in biology, Brown taught physical science, biology and coached at the high school level for four years. She earned a master’s degree in education from Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tenn. 

As an athletics professional, Ms. Brown’s coaching career included volleyball, softball, and women’s basketball. Additionally, she led Alabama A&M University to seven consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship appearances, four consecutive SWAC Championship titles, four Coach of the Year awards, and four NCAA Tournament berths. Not only has she had a successful competitive career on the court and field, she was also active working with student-athletes serving as the SAAC advisor, Activity Director for the National Youth Sports Program, and Academic Advisor.

Ms. Brown transitioned into administration and became the Senior Woman Administrator and Acting Director of Athletics at AAMU, Associate Athletic Director for International Operations and Senior Women Administrator at Jackson State University, Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Academics at Saginaw Valley State University. She arrived in Southern California to take on the Interim Assistant Athletic Director position at Santa Monica College. She comes to Rio Hondo from Grossmont College in El Cajon where she was most recently Associate Dean of Athletics.