Josie Johnson

V I T A EDUCATION Ed.D., Educational Administration, University of Massachusetts-Amherst M A., Education, University of Massachusetts-Amherst Advanced Studies in Sociology and Teaching Methodology, Texas Southern University-Houston BA., Sociology, Fisk University-Nashville AREAS OF EXPERTISE Administration President, Josie Robinson Johnson and Associates, Inc. (October 1996- ) Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs with Special Responsibility for Minority Affairs and Diversity, University of Minnesota (October 1992 - February 1996) Director, All-University Forum on Diversity, University of Minnesota (1990-1992) Senior Fellow, College of Education (1987-1999) (on leave, 1992-1996) Deputy Campaign Manager for Carter/Mondale Presidential Campaign in Tennessee: functioned as assistant field coordinator for voter registration and research, as well as office manager (1980) Coordinator of Volunteer Staff at Fisk University Office of Alumni Affairs: maintained alumni records and supervised Alumni Association activities Office Manager for Judson Robinson campaign in Texas 18th Congressional District: supervised campaign staff (1978) Executive Assistant to Lieutenant Governor of Colorado: worked as chief of staff, office manager and staff supervisor (1975-1978) Regent, University of Minnesota Board of Regents: served on Faculty, Staff and Public Relations Committee, Vice Chair of Health Science Committee and Chair of Student Concerns Committee (1971-1973) Acting Director for Minneapolis Urban League (1967-1968) Director, Study of the Role of African American Parents in the Education of Their Children (1987-1990) Community Organizer for Project ENABLE: developed and tested cooperative programs among three private social service agencies and the federal government in order to strengthen family life; this project was a pioneer effort in assisting parents to acquire skills that could aid in the development of good parenting skills and self-esteem among both the parents and their children (1965-1967) Community Organizer for the Minneapolis Urban League: directed Community Services Program; created a system to unify the local Black community for the purpose of identifying and addressing broad community concerns (1966-1968) Fundraising Volunteer Staff Coordinator at Fisk University Office of Alumni Affairs: assumed responsibility for fundraising President, Vice President, and Chair of National Alumni Fund Drive for Fisk University Alumni Association Chair of Development Committee, National Public Radio Board of Directors Member of Development Committee, University of Minnesota Foundation Chair, Harriet Tubman Capital Campaign Chair, Redeemer Restoration Project Communication Legislative liaison and community liaison while Executive Assistant to the Mayor of Minneapolis (1968) Liaison between city government and troubled Black community while Special Assistant to the Mayor of Minneapolis (1968) Chief lobbyist, Minnesota Council for Civil and Human Rights and League of Women VotersÑMinnesota: lobbied for the passage of fair housing, job opportunities, and human relations training for teacher certification (1961-1965) Teaching Developed and taught a special topics course entitled, "The School as a Multicultural, Gender-Fair Organization," in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration at the University of Minnesota (1991) Taught a course entitled, "Seminar: Metropolitan School Governance," in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration at the University of Minnesota (1989-1991) Team-taught Black families course (developed at the University of Minnesota) at Metropolitan Community CollegeÑDenver (1977) Served as visiting professor at Carleton CollegeÑNorth field (1972): taught course developed at University of Minnesota Provided classroom instruction in Afro-American Studies Department at University of Minnesota (1967-1971): developed two new courses, "Black Families in White America" and "Black People and the Welfare System" Research and Publications Contributed to: Black Women in the Academy, 1997. Edited by Lois Benjamin. Communities of Color: A Wake-up Call to the Communities (research funded by the St. Paul Companies), 1993. Principal investigator for the Twin Cities African American community in a five-year study of the academic performance of students of color in the St. Paul and Minneapolis School Districts and the supplemental educational services provided by the community-based educational programs in each of four communities of color. 1985-1990. Report on the Self-Reflective Study: All-University Forum on Diversity. University of Minnesota, 1992. Principal investigator of the self-perceptions of faculty, students, administrators, and some regents at the University of Minnesota concerning the environment of tolerance and the need for change. "Meyer Weinberg: Scholar, Teacher, Friend." Equity and Excellence, Summer 1986 (108-110). Researched and wrote doctoral dissertation, "An Historical Review of the Role Black Parents and the Black Community Played in Providing Schooling for Black Children in the South, 1965-1954" Conducted campaign research to support Judson Robinson Campaign for United States Congress (Texas, 1978), as Issues Investigator and Campaign Educational Director Review of Social Work Practice, 1968: Selected Papers. Proceedings from National Conference on Social Welfare held in San Francisco. Social Casework, October 1969. "The Black Community Looks at the Welfare System." Public Welfare Journal, July 1968 (204-205). "More than MeetingsÑThe Impact on Parents." Social Casework, December 1967 (618-625). Co-author: Mildred Roberts. Researched civil rights legislation while chief lobbyist for Minnesota Council for Civil and Human Rights (1961-1965). Consulting (a selection) Minneapolis Public Schools Minnesota State College System State of Colorado, Career Education Advisory Committee Longmeadow School District, Longmeadow, MA League of Women Voters of Minneapolis Policy Studies Associates, Inc., Washington, DC BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS Current Board of Trustees, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts Board of Trustees, Minnesota Medical Foundation at the University of Minnesota Roy Wilkins Chair Steering Committee, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota Chair, Board of Directors Given Foundation Chair, Leland/Johnson Common Vision Program Board of Directors, Catholic Community Foundation Member, The St. Paul/Minneapolis Archdiocesan Commission of Black Catholics Advisory Board, Tubman Family Alliance Center Previous Executive Board Menber and CO-Chair Arts and Letters Commission, Delta Sigma Theta Inc., a public service Sorority Board of Trustees, University of Minnesota Foundation Board Member, Women´s Health Fund Board, University of Minnesota´s Obstetrics and Gynecology Department Member, Board of Directors, The Harriet Tubman Women´s Center Chair and CO-Chair, Pathways Education Project Chair, The Capital Campaign for Harriet Tubman Women´s Shelter Minnesota AdministratorsÕ Academy The Advisory Panel, Evaluation of Minnesota´s Enrollment Options Program Advisory Board, KFAI Public Radio Board of Directors, Urban Coalition of Minneapolis Board of Directors, College of Education Alumni Society, University of Minnesota Horace Mann Bond Center for Equal Education, University of MassachusettsÑAmherst Editorial Board, Integrated Education Educational Policy Research Administration program, School of Education, University of MassachusettsÑAmherst Advisory Board Member and Chair, Housing and Properties Committee, Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. Board of Directors, National Public Radio: Chair of Development Committee; Member of Executive Search Committee, Long Range Planning Committee, Legislative Information Task Force, and Programming Committee Executive Committee, Minnesota Charities Review Council, Inc. Board of Directors, Minnesota Association for Community Service and Community Education Board of Directors, Minnesota Youth Symphony Health Task Force, Minneapolis Urban League Community Action Board and Legal Services and By-Law Committees, Minnesota Office of Economic Resources, Office of Economic Opportunity Chair, Board of Directors, Housing Committee, League of Women Voters of the United States Community Resource Volunteer and Chair, Martin Luther King Observation Committee, Minneapolis Public Schools: produced two television programs for public elementary schools on the family President and Charter Member, Twin Cities Chapter, National Council of Negro Women Acting Director, Minneapolis MayorÕs Commission on Human Relations: Chair, Housing Committee; Vice Chair, Minority Group Relations Board Member and Treasurer, Minneapolis NAACP Board Member and Chair, Continuing Responsibility Program and Organizational Committee, League of Women Voters of Minneapolis Career Education Advisory Committee, State of Colorado Council on Management and Planning, American Hospital Association The Horizon 100, University of Minnesota CO-Chair, Educational Task Force, National Urban Coalition Member, Education and Housing Equity Project PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Golden Key National Honor Society Fellow, Education Policy Fellowship Program (Minnesota Site), The Institute for Educational Leadership, Inc., Washington, DC Phi Delta Kappa Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (a Public Services Sorority) National Black Child Development Institute RECOGNITION (a selection) Listed in Who ´s Who in Black America Listed in Who ´s Who in Minnesota Selected "Woman of the Year"by Iota Phi Lambda Sorority (Professional WomenÕs Service Sorority) Awarded the 1992 Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity´s Humanitarian Award Elected to the "Twin Citian Volunteer Hall of Fame" by Mpls/ St. Paul magazine, 1995 Project Cherish Honors Award, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Established by the University of Minnesota, the annual Josie Robinson Johnson Human Rights and Social Justice Award NBA Women Lawyers Division Humanitarian Award Committed to the Vision Award, Department of Civil Rights, Minneapolis University of Morris, Gateway To Success The Minneapolis Urban League ,Cecil E. Newman Humanitarian Award Harriet Tubman Award, for outstanding Commitment and Support African American Community Endowment Fund Award General Alumni Association Of Fisk University, Inc. Life Member Award

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