Michael Brown joined the Army after High School and served for 4 years on active duty. During his time in, deployed to Bosnia with the 1st Armored Division. Upon getting out of the military, he went to college at Northern Michigan University, majoring in Political Science and Applied Ethics. After graduation, he moved to Pennsylvania, and was hired by then Congressman-elect, Patrick Murphy, the first Iraq War Veteran ever elected to congress. He was his Military and Veterans Affairs Director, assisting with constituent services, veteran’s legislation, and a variety of other projects, including the revision and update of the Post 9/11 GI Bill. Michael then went on to be the Director of Veteran Services for Montgomery County Community College, before accepting a role at Villanova University. Michael was selected as the first Director of the Office of Veterans and Military Service Members at Villanova in October of 2018. This position is tasked with growing the programs, opportunities and community at the university for students from across campus, and alumni.