Kenya Browning

Vice President of Finance

Kenya Browning serves as the Vice President of Finance at The Clean Slate Initiative. In this role, she oversees all aspects of the organization’s financial operations.

Kenya is a mission-driven nonprofit leader with over 20 years of experience focused on back-office operational effectiveness, concentrating on the areas of financial management, grants management, procurement, contract management, and funder compliance. She is passionate about providing exceptional operational support so that nonprofit organizations can effectively implement their programmatic missions. She has demonstrated experience working with global teams across Africa, South America, Europe, and the United States and has specific expertise in assisting nonprofit organizations with managing various U.S. government agency awards.

Most recently, Kenya ran a boutique consulting firm, RaeDash Enterprises, where she supported nonprofit organizations and their boards with improving financial and grants management efficiencies and strengthening funder compliance. In this work, she enhanced financial processes, implemented financial and grants management systems, led global training, and implemented operational policies and procedures. Before RaeDash, Kenya held finance and compliance leadership positions with the Carter Center and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

Kenya previously served on the board of the Frazer Center, whose focus is helping children and adults with developmental disabilities lead normal lives.

Kenya holds an MBA in Finance from Clark Atlanta University, an Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Georgetown University, and a Certificate in Organizational Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Stanford University. In her spare time, she enjoys going to concerts, attending theatrical productions, and traveling the world. She resides in the metropolitan Atlanta area with her husband and very spoiled dog Dash.