Jayne Paris E. Lura-Brown

Jayne P.E. Lura-Brown, AKA (also known as) "Paris E. Brown" in certain circles, has worn many hats within her lifetime--and is proud of that fact because in her own words, "What well-lived woman hasn't tried on many hats--or shoes?" Jayne is recently retired from 32 years of Federal goverment service as a Program Analyst working in the area of extramural oral health research at the NIH. Jayne is currently working part time as a Notary Signing Agent (NSA), and is also a Realtor at Keller Williams Capital Properties in the Montgomery County, Maryland area.

Jayne is definitely a woman with a very interesting, and unsuspecting at first-glance history. In the past, Jayne has been a successful fashion model, a professional modeling coach, always a socialite, a computer geek-ette by education/experience. She has also been an active autism advocate--and a Community Ambassador for Autism with--a notable non-profit autism research/support organization, serving as community resource for support services and community leader for fundraising and awareness.

Jayne is also a United States Navy Veteran (1st Gulf War Vet), and holds a National Defense Ribbon for Operation(s) Desert Storm, Desert Shield, and Operation Imminent Thunder. She served in the Nation's 1st Gulf War, with service aboard the USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) stationed in the Persian Gulf 1990-1991. As a Navy Veteran, and seasoned Federal employee, Jayne participated in a Presidentially mandated Veteran-lead leadership Task Force to support Veteran recruitment and retention within her agency and various related sub-committees and other Federal affinity groups that support veteran programs and resources for 14 years.

Additionally, Jayne stays involved in her local community, and participates in County-wide community leadership initiatives. She has participating on the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Task Force on Cybercivility to develop resources, programs, and age-appropriate materials for school children to work toward preventing cyber-bullying in MCPS schools; Focus groups to forward technology education programs in County schools, and continued Special Education and Autism related Tasks Groups.

Jayne is proud mother of 3 (daughter 36, & 25-yr-old boy/girl twins. Jayne's priorities in life are simple: Serving in the Divine will of our Heavenly Father God, family, living life in love with life and Love, and the perpetual use of the smiley face emoji :-), all else follows...