Jill Holmes Brown, LCSW, MSW
Chief Operating Officer
Jill Holmes Brown is a licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been working in Health Care with children and adolescents for over 25 years. Her experience working with families in both inpatient and outpatient led her to pursue a career in School Based Health. Ms. Holmes Brown was instrumental on the project of opening the first Elementary School Based Health Center in East Hartford, CT. For over a decade, she served as the Director of the East Hartford School Based Health Center Program, with oversight of a three-quarter-million-dollar Department of Public Health Grant. Ms. Holmes Brown was a member of the founding team that developed Integrated Health Services (IHS) as a nonprofit.
She currently oversees the IHS SBHC and Nursing Services at Goodwin University Magnet School System, as well as at Carmen Arace Intermediate, Middle, and Step to Success School in Bloomfield. Under her direction, a full self-sustaining dental restorative program has been implemented.
Ms. Holmes-Brown sits on many boards including, the CASBHC (Connecticut Association of School Based Health Centers), where she serves as the Chair. She also holds an appointed position on the Behavioral Health Partnership Oversight Council.
Ms. Holmes Brown earned her Master’s degree from the University of Connecticut, and her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Western New England University.
Ms. Holmes Brown has a passion for wellness and addressing barriers to care. She strives to ensure that ALL students and scholars have their complete medical, mental health, and dental needs identified and met. She champions the guiding principle that, “Healthy students make better Learners!”