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Chad Brown se fondatè ak prezidan nan Soul River Inc., yon òganizasyon san bi likratif ki konsantre sou konekte veteran yo ak entwodwi jèn iben divès nan koulè deyò, konsèvasyon nati ak ap grandi jèn lidè nan defans pou peyi piblik nou yo, bèt sovaj ak dlo fre. Dènyèman, Brown te lanse yon nouvo lanmou san bi likratif se Wa ke li mennen ak misyon an demanti rayi a, gwo inyorans ak rasis nan deyò yo pou BIPOC ak tout gwoup majinalize gen opòtinite pou yo woule pi lwen ak pi fonse nan deyò yo ak kreye souvni bèl bagay pou tèt yo san yo pa gen fè fas a nenpòt agresyon. Konsantre nan renmen se Wa ap ogmante aksè a ak sekirite nan deyò yo.

Brown se tou yon veteran Marin, akonpli fotograf style dokimantè, direktè kreyatif opere Chado Kominikasyon Design ak Soul River Studios. Chad souvan pouswiv avantur nan peyi dèyè kòm yon chasè deyò, chasè bèf, konsèvasyonis ak dirijan ekip lidèchip deyò nan Sèk Atik la. Li se espesyalman pasyone sou travay kole kole ak nasyon endijèn yo, osi byen ke travay pou jistis anviwònman an sou peyi piblik, ogmante konsyantizasyon nan edikasyon, bay aksè, enklizivite, ak sekirite pou tout moun, men espesyalman pou moun ki gen koulè nan deyò yo. Brown se yon manm Komisyon Konsèy nan Lig la Alaska E li te chin an tap sou BBC, CBS, osi byen ke nan piblikasyon nasyonal tankou deyò Magazin ak Drake a, ak nan divès piblikasyon Pasifik Nòdwès. Anplis de sa, Brown te premye benefisyè a nan prim Baryè baryè yo prezante pa Orvis, osi byen ke Prim jistis nan direksyon pou Jistis nan Oregon Senatè Jeff Merkley.

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Pwovizyon pou Foto: Dèyè kamera a: Chad Brown

Chad Brown se yon fotograf, reyalizatè, senaris, defansè ak lidè san bi likratif.

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