POLIO PLUS - Dr. Marsha Brown and Mike Crosby

Marsha Brown and Mike Crosby

Dr Marsha Brown and Mike Crosby are members of the Rotary Club of Brentwood, California, District 5160.

Marsha is the Membership Chair for our District and a past Rotarian of the Year for her club. She has a doctorate in Educational Leadership and retired from public education after 38 years of service.

Mike is a past club president, Rotarian of the Year for his club and past Assistant District Governor.

They are both members of the PolioPlus Society, Major Donors for the Paul Harris Society and Bequest Society members.

Mike is the Zone 27 End Polio Now Leader for parts of the US and Canada. He is also our PolioPlus Chair for our District.

In 2022 he was selected by Rotary International as one of 40 regional members worldwide who are going above and beyond to help end polio.
He and his wife Marsha Brown traveled to a slum area of India where they vaccinated children for polio and other diseases. Mike and Marsha later went to Uganda where they delivered 265 wheelchairs to polio survivors and others in need.

Mike is an Eagle Scout.

He is also a retired USAF Lt Col. He was a communications squadron commander, deputy Base Commander for Edwards Air Force Base CA and the Commander of the Air Force Production Flight Test Installation in Palmdale CA.

(7/2023)