About Vincent S. Brown
Vincent S. Brown is the founder of Rizen Recovery, a coaching and consulting practice dedicated to helping individuals rise above life’s challenges and embrace transformation. With more than 25 years of experience in community service, behavioral management, and recovery support, Vincent has built a reputation as a compassionate leader, skilled facilitator, and trusted mentor.
Vincent currently serves as a Career Preparation Instructor at the South Bronx Job Corps Center, where he frequently operates in the capacity of counselor—equipping young adults with the confidence, tools, and life skills they need to succeed. He also directs the Upper Room Recovery Ministry at St. Matthew’s Baptist Church, offering hope and guidance to individuals navigating recovery and renewal.
His extensive professional experience spans multiple states and settings:
Summerville Behavioral Health Center, Summerville, SC – As a supervisor, Vincent introduced crisis intervention techniques for residents and clients with emotional and behavioral disorders. He developed social and recreational activities for diverse populations with varying abilities and provided empathetic guidance and life-skills instruction.
Phoenix Recovery Support Services, Canton, OH – As Program Coordinator, he implemented individualized daily service plans, provided life-skills counseling for former criminal offenders and recovering addicts, and built productive relationships with parole officers, judges, and community leaders.
NYU Metro Center School of Education, New York, NY – Earlier in his career, Vincent served as Site Coordinator for NYU’s Extended Day Initiative, administering a comprehensive after-school program where, under his leadership, reading ability increased for more than 35% of participating students.
Vincent pursued undergraduate studies in Psychology at Mercy College and also studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he nurtured his belief in the power of creativity as a tool for healing and transformation. He is a certified Mental Health First Aid provider and a certified Prepare/Enrich facilitator, further grounding his work in evidence-based practices that support individuals, couples, and communities.
A proud member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Incorporated, Vincent embodies the values of brotherhood, service, and leadership in every sphere of his life. His professional skills include problem solving, mediation, crisis intervention, and counseling, which he applies daily in his mission to uplift individuals and communities.
At Rizen Recovery, Vincent brings all of these experiences together with a single mission: to empower individuals to rise from the ashes of addiction, adversity, or loss—like a phoenix—and embrace a new chapter of hope and possibility. His work is rooted in the belief that every journey holds the possibility of resurrection and renewal.
