Derick Brown

Derick Brown is the senior director for the Leo T. McCarthy Center at the University of San Francisco. A native San Franciscan, who brings more than 20 years of experience leading local, state and national neighborhood engagement strategies and addressing complex community issues. Derick most recently worked with the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) as senior community engagement advisor since 2018. He was responsible for implementing the department’s community relations strategy, securing and strengthening partnerships with CBOs, private companies and universities, and building relationships with community thought leaders. Prior to the SFPD, Derick was San Francisco’s Director of the mayor’s office of neighborhood services where he managed the mayor’s community relations strategy. As senior director of the Leo T. McCarthy Center, Derick is committed to continuing and enhancing the tradition of inspiring USF students to serve others and pursue successful careers in public service.

• Community engagement & relations
• Public service leadership
• Neighborhood & urban policy strategies
• Government & civic partnership building
• Higher education & student civic development
• Police-Community relations
• Strategic nonprofit & public sector collaboration
• Equity-Centered public policy implementation

• Cross-Sector collaboration for social impact
• Civic learning

• Senior Director, Leo T. McCarthy Center

• MA, Public Leadership, USF, CA
• BA, American Studies, UC Berkeley, CA

• Senior Director, Leo T. McCarthy Center
• Senior Community Engagement Advisor, San Francisco Police Department
• Director, Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services
• Chief Deputy Director, Mayor's office of Neighborhood Services
• Director of Community Relations, Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco