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Heather Brown has worked for Sullivan County since 2004. Her tenure began in the Division of Planning and Environmental Management as a Research Assistant; she was promoted to Research Analyst in 2005 and Junior Planner/Environmental Specialist in 2007. Shortly after, she was recruited by the County Manager to be the Research Analyst for the Office of Management and Budget and was assigned to the Sullivan County Energy Commission in 2008. From 2008 to 2017 Ms. Brown worked on a wide variety of initiatives across the spectrum of services provided by County government. Notably, she was assigned as a liaison between the County and the Sullivan Alliance for Sustainable Development with whom the County Legislature had contracted as a consultant for development of sustainable energy initiatives. In 2017, Ms. Brown was appointed as the Sustainability Coordinator for the now fully staffed Office of Sustainable Energy.

Ms. Brown earned her Bachelor of Science from Harper College at the State University of New York at Binghamton after graduating from Monticello High School in 2000. She currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance. Born and raised in the Town of Bethel, she is proud to call Sullivan County her home.