Council of Past Presidents

Dyan L. Brasington, CEcD, FM
Vice President for Economic and Community Outreach

Towson University
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252
Telephone: (410) 704-3780
dbrasington@towson.edu

Dyan Brasington is the Vice President for Economic and Community Outreach (DECO) at Towson University. In her capacity as Vice President, Dyan leads an initiative to create relationships and expand engagement opportunities for the University to meet the needs of community, private sector and government organizations, and to foster economic development in the region. Her responsibilities include managing an applied economics team who specialize in economic forecasting, market and fiscal impact studies and workforce studies. In addition, she manages a team that provides services to the greater community for information technology process and solutions, geographic information systems, doctoral level applied IT courses, extended education and on-line learning, and homeland security. Under her guidance, Towson University recently launched, Towson Global, a business incubator focused on international development and globalization issues.

Brasington brings to Towson University more than 30 years combined experience in economic development, management and technology. Before coming to Towson, she was the President of the Technology Council of Maryland, where she was responsible for the management, direction, strategic development and growth of the association; comprised of over 700 corporate member organizations. Brasington developed a strategic vision for the Council to provide long-term legacy planning. Initiatives included an advocacy program, the development of a technology incubator, and the creation of the Maryland Angels Council (MAC), which helps provide early stage capital for technology companies.

Dyan Brasington has developed and led government and private sector economic development agencies at the state, regional and local levels. Her experience includes being the Director of Economic Development for the State of West Virginia, the Director in Howard and Montgomery Counties, Maryland, and in Prince William County, Virginia and as an Industrial Representative for the Florida Department of Commerce.

Brasington is a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD), the professional designation in her field. She holds a Bachelors and Masters degree from Florida State University and is a graduate of the Economic Development Institute. Brasington served two terms on the Board of the Baltimore Branch of the Federal Reserve, and on the Board of Directors of Leadership Maryland. Brasington has received recognition to include being named one of Washington DC’s 100 Most Influential Women, one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women on three occasions, and receiving the Maryland Circle of Excellence Award.

Dyan serves on several boards and committees to include the Chairman of the Education and Certification committee of the International Development Council (IEDC), the scholarship committee for the Maryland Economic Developers Association (MEDA), the board of Monument Bank, and the Maryland Healthcare Product Development Corp.