Donivan Brown began his work toward community healing in 1996 as a freshman in college. He is now a public speaker, consultant, storyteller, organizer, equity trainer, moderator and facilitator. He is from Chattanooga, TN, and has lived in Chicago, IL, Gastonia, NC, and Killeen, TX. He is the Founder and Executive Director of the Horton - Keller Center for Traumatic Healing, works with Boston’s Cory Johnson Program for Post-Traumatic Healing, a member of the African American Cemetery Preservation Fund and a volunteer cemetery restorationist and work organizer at Pleasant Garden Cemetery. He also serves as a member of the Advisory Committee of the International Center for Multi-generational Legacies of Trauma, based in New York City. He is also the former Chair of the Ed Johnson Project