Phil Brown is a Consultant for the National School Climate Center. He has presented at numerous Character.org Forums and currently serves on Character.org's Educational Advisory Council. After serving in the NJ Department of Education, he created and directed the Center for Social and Character Development at Rutgers University. Brown established the NJ Alliance for Social, Emotional and Character Development, which piloted the State Schools of Character Program for Character.org and serves as the NJ SOC affiliate.