Drema Brown is seasoned and skilled on a number of different levels. At Children’s Aid, where she serves as our vice president of the School Age division, we have known for some time she has one of the city’s best minds when it comes to education. Once an elementary school principal in the South Bronx, she came to Children’s Aid because she understood the barriers that kids from low-income neighborhoods faced and “I saw how powerful collaboration could be between schools and youth development organizations.”

What we didn’t know about Drema is that she has put some serious mileage behind her. She first started running back in 2007 and ran her first half-marathon a year later. This year’s TCS New York City Marathon is not her first, but the fundraising challenge she’s taken on makes it extra special.

“I’m excited that Children’s Aid is having its first team,” said Drema, who is running specifically for the Children’s Aid College Prep Charter School. “This is a great way to bring together my two biggest passions and what I do in my spare time as a hobby.”

We are psyched to have Drema on Team Children’s Aid. She’s going to be awesome.

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