At age 14, professional skater John Hutson noticed her skating skills and encouraged her to take up slalom skateboarding.

[1][6] She became the Women's Tight Course Slalom World Champion at the Women's Slalom World Skateboard Championships in 1977 in Long Beach, California, and in 1978 at the Women's Slalom World Skateboard Championships in Akron, Ohio.

[6] After not competing since the 1980s, Brown returned to skating and won the women's division of the Overall World Championship at the World Slalom Skateboarding Championships in Morro Bay.

[3] In 2024, she was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in Costa Mesa, California.

[1] Brown was endorsed by Santa Cruz Skateboards, Independent Truck Company, and Road Rider Wheels, among others.