OEA’s new Associate Executive Director, Brian Johnson, is no stranger to the Association.
Johnson was a special education teacher at Northwood Elementary in Seminole Public Schools from August 2012 to March 2019. During this time, he was a member of OEA and the Seminole Association of Classroom Teachers (SACT). He dutifully served as President of SACT from August 2017-March 2019 where he faced many challenges and learned a tremendous amount about the importance of the Association.
“It was during my time as the President of SACT during the 2018 walkout that I really came to understand the power in collective action,” Johnson said. “It wasn’t just the impact teachers across the state were making, but the collective power and relationships our SACT members were building in our own community.”
In 2019, Johnson came on board as the Southeast Organizing Specialist at OEA. Through association work, Johnson was even able to meet his wife Tiffany. Tiffany is a teacher at Shawnee Middle School and an OEA and Shawnee Association of Classroom Teachers member.
The Johnsons live in Seminole with their dog Lily and cat Lucy and are expecting their first child in October.
We are excited to see what Johnson brings to his new position as Associate Executive Director. Thank you for your dedication to the public schools and OEA!