April 21-24, 2025 | Nashville, TN |
Gretchen Brown is the Director for Henrico County Department of Social Services. She received a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University and has 30 years of experience in local social services departments. Gretchen was a Child Protective Services investigator for 8 years in Prince William and Henrico Counties in Virginia and has served in a leadership role in Henrico County as the CPS Supervisor for 16 years, then as the division manager for child welfare programs and the assistant director of services before becoming director in 2023. Gretchen has served for over 25 years on many local and state committees devoted to policy and legislation, best practice initiatives, and interagency collaborations. Her current passion is to find creative and meaningful ways to support and care for staff as they provide trauma-informed services to adults, children and their families to promote self-sufficiency, safety, permanency, and well-being.