Alia Brown

Classes & Workshops Producer / Black ERG Communications Manager, General Assembly

Los Angeles

Alia Brown is a strategically-minded program manager expert with 20 years of marketing and communications experience. Known for steering sponsorship and event opportunities through "storms" resulting from rapidly changing circumstances, to achieve seamless meeting/event/customer experiences for clients, prospects, executives and key influencers.

In her current role, Alia owns classes and workshops programming from end to end, creating and executing an efficient business growth plan, using data trends to optimize live online offerings throughout North America.

She also co-founded Village Athlete which partners with professional athletes to strengthen their legacy of continued impact in the villages they support; through brand development, experiential marketing, and strategic community development. She spearheaded many impactful events and initiatives for organizations, such as Urban Tech Connect, Athletes VS. Cancer, Kenny Smith’s NBA All-Star Weekend, and WiSTEM (Mayor Eric Garcetti).

Alia is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. Her proudest accomplishment is her son, Kylan. She also loves animals, with rescue dogs and countless foster animals.