Kaja Brown

Board Secretary

Executive Director and President

Kaja has more than 25 years of non-profit management experience, namely as a co-founder of Desert Soul Media, Inc., and the Arizona Community Media Foundation, two non-profit public media organizations in Phoenix, Arizona. During his career, Mr. Brown has worked in the roles of President and as a Board member. He also possesses extensive knowledge regarding how to develop, manage, and build sustainable revenue streams for non-profit organizations. He holds a Master of Business Administration, as well as a Bachelor degree. He has also earned graduate level credit from the Nonprofit Leadership and Management program within the Lodestar Center at Arizona State University.

In addition to his work with DSM, Kaja also serves on the Boards of Casa de Sincero, Inc. (CDS), The Foundation of the Alliance for Community Media (FACM), and the National Board of Pacifica Foundation, Inc. (Pacifica). CDS is a non-profit healthcare organization serving adults with behavioral health challenges in northern California. FACM is the charitable arm of the Minneapolis-based Alliance for Community Media, which raises funds for programs which facilitate, preserve and promote education in community media. Pacifica is the oldest community and public radio network in the United States, operating stations in New York City, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Houston, and Washington, DC, along with an affiliate network and national audio archive.

Outside of his non-profit work, Kaja hosts the weekly syndicated radio show HipRawk Nation, heard in Arizona on Thursdays from 9pm to 11pm on KRDP in the Phoenix area.