Jeffrey W. Brown

1983 to Present - President, Comprehensive Search:  Services include personnel search, supplier of Employee Alternatives throughout North America, recruitment research, testing, reference/background checking and spousal assistance.  The focus of these services is major interior furnishings and building products manufac­turers, their dealers and architectural and design firms located throughout the world.  Offices are in LaGrange, Atlanta, Dallas, New York City and Salt Lake City.  See Web Site: www.comp-search.com   Also, President of Careertrip.com – a niche job board servicing the same focus.

8/85 to 9/86 - Executive Director, American Society of Interior Designers:  Comprehensive Search was hired to do a major management turnaround of this professional society consisting of 28,000 members.   Brown was Executive Director and continued to run Comprehensive Search while living in Manhattan. 

1975 to 1982 - Milliken and Company:  Managed their $70,000,000 contract business which tripled in sales in three years.  Developed strategy and implemented the creation of a separate contract sales organization.  Developed Milliken's Hospitality Textiles Program.

Previously - Armstrong World Industries:  Various management positions in labor relations, training, and sales (Salesman of the Year).  Lived in Lancaster, PA; Pensacola, FL; Los Angeles, CA; and Dallas, TX.  

POLITICAL

Elected to Georgia House of Representatives - 1994 to present

Member – Appropriations (Vice Chairman Health), Rules, Ways and Means and Health and Human Services

Elected to LaGrange City Council 1990 - 1994

2005 Legislator of the Year for Georgia Association Training Education Services (GATES) which is primarily made up of Shelter Workshops

2005 Legislator of the Year for Georgia Association of Home Services for Children (GAHSC) – Georgia’s oldest and largest association of children and family service providers.

Chaired Republican Caucus Task Force 2002 to reduce Medicaid costs

Chaired Subcommittee 2002 Prescription Drugs for Low Income Seniors

Presently Chair Subcommittee of Appropriations for health budgets.  (Departments are Community Health which includes Medicaid, Department of Human Resources and Department of Labor.  The total budgets are 11 billion)       

EDUCATION

Temple University, Masters Education.  Appointed to Psi Chi Honorary Psychology Society.

Ursinus College, B.A., Political Science

Graduate courses Florida State University and University of California Los Angeles

Graduate, Leadership Institute, University of Georgia

2003 Attended Air War College (nominated)

INTERESTS

Member First Presbyterian Church, LaGrange: Elder, Liturgist, SS Teacher

Member Rotary International, Paul Harris Fellow

Speaker at various local and national functions

Writes articles on human resources issues

Appointed member LaGrange Industrial Development Authority, Hi Tech Task Force, West Point Lake Advisory Committee and West Georgia Technical College Foundation

Eagle Scout, High School & College Class President

PERSONAL

Married to Shirley Scott Brown, MA Library Science, Community Volunteer

Son, Greg, Graduate - Presbyterian College – Manager New Business Development, Comprehensive Search.