Lana Brown is a poet and 26-year veteran in public education. She is a graduate of Alcorn State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Communications; a Master of Arts in Secondary English Education; and a Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education with a Concentration in Reading and Gifted Education. She also holds a Specialist in Education degree in Psychometry from Jackson State University.

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Throughout her career, she has taught advanced placement English, journalism, math, and reading while serving as faculty sponsor of Echoes, the Natchez High School newspaper.

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Brown has an extensive, 15-year background as an instructor in gifted education with the Natchez Adams School District. Providing psychometric services to the district’s gifted student population, she conducts pre-screening assessments; initiates referral processes; and directs psychological assessments. She is also the district’s Gifted Coordination Representative; sponsor of the Morgantown Junior Beta Club; and President of the Southwestern Gifted Teachers Group, where she arranges member trainings on current trends in gifted education.

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In the fall of 2020, she was selected by the Mississippi Department of Education to be a member of the ELA/Literacy High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) Review Team. 

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Outside of her work with the Natchez Adams School District, Brown has taught developmental English and composition courses at Alcorn State University for 8 years. She has also served as a consultant for the Alcorn Writing Project.

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An advocate for student growth in her community, Brown volunteers tutorial assistance to district students of various learning backgrounds.