ABOUT THE EXPERT:

Dana Johnson serves as Director of the Federal Policy Office of WE ACT for Environmental Justice and is responsible for driving the creation and refinement of a strategic federal legislative agenda that will advance policy and practice solutions in key environmental justice issue areas. She also oversees the execution of high-impact advocacy campaigns for the Environmental Justice Leadership Forum – a 54-member alliance of environmental justice groups – at the state and local levels.

Dana’s expertise sits at the intersection of strategy, operations, and communications and has positively impacted the work of organizations committed to achieving diversity, equity, and inclusion goals that positively impact entrepreneurs, consumers, health seekers, patients, students, and travelers. She has held senior-level operations roles at cause-driven nonprofits, such as the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington and YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, and client service positions at full-service communications firms including Beaman Incorporated and Golin.

Dana attended Roosevelt University in Chicago where she earned a Master of Science in Business Administration, with a General Management concentration, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a Marketing focus.

CONTACT:

Contact Dana Johnson at Experts@diversegreen.org.