Vice President for Civic Engagement

Media Inquiries: 510-418-1208

Expertise

• Crisis Among Men and Boys of Color
• Community Mobilization for Policy Change
• School-to-Prison Pipeline
• Best Practices in Civic Engagement

Education

San Jose State University, B.A.,business and economics

University of California–Berkeley, M.A.,city and regional planning

Experience

Mr. Brooks has worked passionately to solve problems through mobilizing people and organizations across the small towns of the Mississippi Delta and in big metropolitan centers like Boston and Atlanta. He heads an innovative PolicyLink initiative to address the growing crisis facing boys and men of color, bringing together a diverse cross-section of constituencies to address the challenges of social and economic justice. Mr. Brooks has had extensive experience addressing rural black landownership issues and was a senior manager in the Berkeley, California, government focusing on neighborhood community development.

Selected Articles and Publications

“A Convoy of Hope for Men and Boys of Color,” San Francisco Chronicle, Op-ed, November 16, 2007.

“New Commitment to Vitality,” Oakland Tribune, Op-ed, March 18, 2003.