JC Johnson

Provides executive leadership, direction, and coordination of all activities related to Project Youth Extension Service (YES), a multi-million-dollar Department of Defense/United States Department of Agriculture collegiate professional development program. Leads the creation and application of procedures and standards for communication, implementation and reporting across all career counseling, mentoring, and projects throughout the program. Manages collaborative business partner relationships to include staff, external partners, evaluation teams as well as all military liaisons, program/project managers, and senior leaders. Leads an intra-disciplinary team of leadership education, training, curriculum development, outreach, national marketing campaigns, and program management professionals. Oversees logistics and implementation of multiple national events and conferences and national recruitment process. Develops and implements program activities for all internal staff, partners, collaborators, evaluation teams and national clients.