Reneé Brown promoted to WNBA Senior Vice President of Player Personnel
November 8, 2004 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) News Release
NEW YORK, NY, November 8, 2004 â The WNBA announced today that Reneé Brown has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Player Personnel. Brown, who most recently served as WNBA Vice President of Player Personnel, will continue to oversee all player scouting for the league, as well as the administration of player-related policies and programs. Brown reports to Ann Sarnoff, WNBA Chief Operating Officer.
"The WNBA features the best women's basketball players in the world and as the league's primary liaison to our players, Renee will continue to play a major role in both the ongoing development of our game and in off-court programs showcasing our players' role model appeal," said WNBA President Val Ackerman.
Brown joined the WNBA in September 1996 as Director of Player Personnel and was promoted to Senior Director in October 1999. She was named Vice President in March 2000.
During the 1995-96 season, Brown served as an assistant coach to Tara VanDerveer for the gold medal-winning USA Basketball Women's National Team in Colorado Springs, where she helped with game preparation, player conditioning and scouting. She currently serves on the Executive Committee for USA Basketball, as the Vice President for the Senior Women's Programs for 2000-2004.
Brown, a 1978 graduate of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and received her Master's Degree in Education Administration in 1981. She was also an assistant coach for the women's basketball teams at the University of Kansas, Stanford University and San Jose State University. During her tenure at Kansas, she helped guide the Jayhawks to an 88-31 record, four trips to the NCAA tournament and a Big Eight Conference title. Her Stanford team won the NCAA tournament in 1990 and earned a trip to the Final Four in 1991.
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