HINJ Recognition Awards

2015 Patient Advocacy Award

Deborah P. Brown

President and Chief Executive Officer
American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic

Deborah Brown began her career in 1981 at the American Lung Association(ALA), which saves lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease.  She was named the President and CEO of the ALA of the Mid-Atlantic in 2010.  In this role, she is responsible for carrying out ALA’s operations in six states and the District of Columbia.  Her advocacy work — at both the state and federal levels — has included victories in the areas of clean air, the environment, tobacco, asthma, school health and health care.