District 29 Council Member
Karen Y. Johnson
2928 Moss Spring Drive
Antioch, TN 37013
karen.johnson@nashville.gov
(615) 977-6721
Metropolitan Council Office
One Public Square, Suite 204
P. O. Box 196300
Nashville, Tennessee 37219-6300
Profession
Education
- Masters, Business Administration, Trevecca Nazarene University
- Bachelors, Business Administration, Tennessee State University
- Certified in Behavioral Interviewing with Development Dimensions International
Family
- Married to David Johnson
- Three children, Chris, Jon, Dave
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
- 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
- Advisory Committee Member, Nashville Commits Initiative (Goal to raise ACT Scores in Davidson County)
- Committee Member, Southeast Nashville Easter Event
- Member, Nashville Civic Design Center
- National League of Cities, 2012-2013 Large Cities Council
Religious Affiliation
Honors
- 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