Dewane “Dazz” Brown was born in South Central Los Angeles, California, and he relocated to Houston, Texas, at the age of 15. There, he graduated from high school in 1989 before enlisting in the United States Air Force in 1990. During his military service, he served as a Medical Logistician and deployed in support of Operation Desert Storm, Iraq in 1991 and participated in his toughest battle Operation Enduring Freedom in Gardez, Afghanistan in 2009 as part of a 12-member embedded Combat Field Medic Team at a 250-bed Afghan Hospital. Later in his military career, Dewane took on a special duty assignment as a Development Directorate for military hospital construction projects. In recognition of his outstanding contributions, he was honored as the Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for Air Combat Command in 2011. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Allied University and retired from the United States Air Force in 2013. Upon retiring from the Air Force, Dewane transitioned into civilian life working as an Initial Outfitting Project Manager and Move Project Manager from 2014 to 2023, where he continued to work with the Department of Defense at clinics and hospitals improving the lives of Veterans and their families in California,Hawaii, Korea, and Chicago. In 2019, he completed his Master's degree in Business Administration at Trident University. In 2023, he relocated to Santa Barbara, where he currently serves as a South County Veterans Case Manager for New Beginnings helping veterans and their families quickly return to stable housing and prevent homelessness from reoccurring.