Tammy Johnson, the Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Applied Research Center (ARC) has many years experience as a community organizer, trainer and writer versed in race and public policy. Inspired by her family’s dedication to the struggle for civil rights, Johnson cut her activist teeth as president of the Black Student Union at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and as president of the Wisconsin Statewide Student Association. A Tennessee native, Johnson lived for many years in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she was Coalition Organizer for Wisconsin Citizen Action, Director of Progressive Milwaukee, and Board Member of the Wisconsin Community Fund. She is currently a board member of the National Organizer Alliance.

Johnson has authored and edited several reports on race and equity issues, including four editions of the California Report Card on Racial Equity, and Race, Education and No Child Left Behind: A Guide for Journalists. She has become a widely recognized for her knowledge of racially equitable public policy practices, and has appeared in various broadcast, online and print media outlets on the subject. Johnson has written for and been featured in a number of publications, radio programs and online journals, including AlterNet, The Huffington Post, Leadership and ColorLines magazines.

Recent engagements:

  • February 3, 2008: Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches Annual Pastor/Clergy Conference - Race and Public Policy in California Presentation
  • 2006-2007: Margaret Casey Regional Grantees Gatherings, Race and Public Policy trainings
  • October 5-6, 2007: Seattle Non-Profit Assistance Center/Annie E Casey Making Connections, Racial Equity in Education Training
  • October 4th 2007: UCLA Educational Justice Collaborative Charter Schools Exchange - Roundtable Discussion Moderator
  • July 2007: CounterSpin Radio - Affirmative Action and the Supreme Court
  • May 3rd, 2007: Women's Policy Institute - Women in Policy Panel
  • April 30, 2007: KPFA 94.1, Pacifica Radio The Morning Show,
  • http://www.kpfa.org/archives/index.php?arch=19985
  • March 9, 2007: Hispanas Organized for Political Empowerment Race and Public Policy training

     
 
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