NEW YORK, January 2, 2007 -- Sabrina Brown, a human resources professional whose expertise includes organizational effectiveness, strategic planning and employee relations, has been appointed Director of Human Resources at The City College of New York (CCNY) effective January 2.  She succeeds Stephen Atamanchuk who served in an acting capacity for one year.

Ms. Brown joins CCNY from New York University (NYU) where she served eight years in various human resources positions, most recently as Human Resources Officer in the Division of University Relations and Public Affairs.  She also was the Division’s Human Resources Manager from 2000 to 2004 and Human Resources Coordinator in the University’s Tisch School of the Arts from 1998-2000, where her duties included administrating the tenure and promotion process.

Ms. Brown graduated from NYU with a B.S. in Management Information Systems and Business and is a candidate there for the M.S. in Human Resources Management.

The Bronx resident holds the SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) Certification, issued by the Society for Human Resource Management’s Human Resource Certification Institute. In addition, she earned HR Generalist and Senior HR Generalist Certificates from Cornell University and the University of North Carolina, respectively.