AFT Vice President
Johnson has served as president of the Baltimore Teachers Union’s Paraprofessional Chapter since 1978.  She is also president of AFT-Maryland and chairs the AFT Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel program and policy council.  Johnson’s efforts have helped make the BTU a lobbying and political force in both the state Legislature and the Baltimore community.

She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including a Community Service Award from the United Way and a Volunteer Service Award from the Maryland State AFL-CIO.  She has appeared in Ebony magazine in an article entitled, “Blacks of Influence in Unions.”  She is a recipient of the Albert Shanker PSRP Pioneer Award and the Service Award, Baltimore Paraprofessional Chapter.