Brian K. Johnson

Dr. Brian K. Johnson is a higher education consultant with expertise in community colleges.

Education

Brian Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Ottawa University. He earned a M.A. in education and Ed.D. in educational leadership from Northern Arizona University.[1]

Career

Brian Johnson served as CEO of the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh overseeing a capital bond project of US$386 million.[1] He was appointed president of Montgomery College in 2007,[2] but was placed on paid administrative leave in 2009 after a no-confidence vote by the College's faculty.[3] Johnson's leave came amid criticisms of excessive spending, the creation of an abusive work environment, and absenteeism.[4] At the time he had an outstanding arrest warrant in Maricopa,[5] where a job offer for student affairs chancellor was rescinded in 2011.[6] Johnson was the first Vice President of the community college division of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.[7]

Johnson now runs a higher education consulting business dedicated to "leveraging the educational pipeline."[8]

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/news/News_Archives/news12120601.html
  2. ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/12/AR2006121201363.html
  3. ↑ http://chronicle.com/article/Marylands-Montgomery-Colle/48315/
  4. ↑ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/05/montgomery-college-ousts-president/
  5. ↑ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/03/ariz-warrant-cites-md-college-president/?page=all
  6. ↑ http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2011/01/maricopa_community_college.php
  7. ↑ http://www.prlog.org/11421403-dr-brian-johnson-to-head-nscs-new-community-college-division.html
  8. ↑ http://www.advancehighered.com/About_Us_Rockville_MD.html
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