Since moving to Hobe Sound year round in 2011, Browne has been active as a consultant to the Hobe Sound Community Chest, as a volunteer and speaker for the Boys and Girls Club of Martin County and as a strategic planning consultant to the Children’s Services Council of Martin County.

Browne joined Helping People Succeed in June 2014. “I see it as an exceptionally committed and competent partner in a mission of inclusive community building,” she said. She is working on a January 22, 2015 concert event to benefit Helping People Succeed during its 50th Anniversary year.

She has been coming to Martin County since 1982 when her parents moved to the area. Last year, she participated in Martin CARES to learn more about the county and the quality and strength of its government.

Browne is a graduate of Yale University, with a Bachelor’s degree in history, of Harvard University with a Master’s degree in Divinity and of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University with a Master's degree in finance. She is an ordained Episcopal priest. She is a well-known keynote speaker, facilitator, consultant, coach and trainer nationally and internationally.

Helping People Succeed is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that serves more than 4,500 families in Martin, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee counties. Its mission is to provide opportunities and choices that help children, families and adults improve their quality of life through education, training and employment. For additional information, call 772.320.0770 or check out its website at www.hpsfl.org