District 29 Council Member

Karen Y. Johnson

2928 Moss Spring Drive
Antioch, TN 37013

Metropolitan Council Office
One Public Square, Suite 204
P. O. Box 196300
Nashville, Tennessee 37219-6300

karen.johnson@nashville.gov
615-977-6721

Occupation

• Director of Human Resources, Mercy Health Services

Family

• Married to David Johnson
• Three children, Chris, Jon, Dave

Religious Affiliation

• Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Education

• Masters, Business Administration, Trevecca Nazarene University
• Bachelors, Business Administration, Tennessee State University
• Certified with Development Dimensions International

2017

• Vice Chair, Rules-Confirmations-Public Elections Committee
• Tennessee Municipal League Board of Directors
• 2017 Elected to National League of Cities Board of Directors (The National League of Cities (NLC) is dedicated to helping city leaders build better communities. (NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.)

2015–2016 Council Experience

• Elected President Pro-Tem
• Appointed to Mayor Barry's Diversity Advisory Committee for Metro Government

2015–2016 Council Committees

• Rules-Confirmations-Public Elections
• Public Works

2014–2015 Council Committees

• Charter Revision, Chair
• Personnel-Public Information-Human Relations-Housing
• Planning, Zoning and Historical
• Public Safety, Beer and Regulated Beverages

2013–2014 Council Committees

• Budget and Finance
• Parks, Library and Recreation, Vice Chair
• Public Works

2012–2013 Council Committees

• Budget and Finance
• Parks, Library and Recreation
• Public Works, Vice Chair

2011–2012 Council Committees

• Parks, Library and Recreation
• Planning, Zoning, Historical
• Public Works

Organizations

• NAACP Subscribing Life Member
• 2017 Council on Youth, Education, and Families Institute
• 2015 Women In Municipal Government, Board Member, NLC
• 2015 Vice Chair, NLC Transportation Infrastructure & Services Steering Committee
• 2015 Regional Director, (Region 12: Ark., Tenn.) NBC-LEO Board of Directors
• 2014 National Leadership Fellow, National League of Cities
• 2014 Vice Chair for NLC Large Cities Council
• 2014 NLC Transportation Infrastructure & Services Steering Committee
• 2013, 2014 Regional Director, (Region 12: Ark., Tenn.) NBC-LEO Board of Directors
• Advisory Committe, Nashville State Community College (NSCC)
• Metro Council Minority Caucus
• National League of Cities, 2012-2013 Community and Economic Development Steering Committee
• Past President, Tennessee Women’s Political Caucus
• CNAP – The Crossings Nashville Action Partnership
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority – Alpha Psi, Alpha Delta Omega
• Past chair, Sister for Sister Conference – 100 Black Women-Metro Nashville
• Young Leaders Council Alumnae
• Nashville Women’s Political Caucus
• Women in Numbers
• Tennessee State University, College of Business Alumnae
• Trevecca Nazarene University Graduate School of Business Alumnae
• Former Commissioner, Metro Nashville Board of Zoning Appeals
• Former School Board Member, District 6
• Former Member, Metro Nashville Board of Parks & Recreation
• Stand for Children
• Tennessee Alliance for Early Education
• Former Member, United Way’s Building Strong Neighborhoods Council
• Nashville Neighborhood Defense Fund Member
• Committee Member, Southeast Nashville Egg Hunt and Festival
• Member, Nashville Civic Design Center
• National League of Cities, 2012-2013 Large Cities Council

Recognition

• 2012 National Fellow, National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials, National League of Cities
• 2012-2013 Class for Leadership Nashville
• Nashville Business Journal, Women of Influence Recipient
• Nashville Chamber of Commerce, Nashville Emerging Leaders Recipient
• 2003 Tennessean, Top 40 under recipient