Adria Johnson's guest appearances

Adria Johnson

Connections with Renee Shaw

MoxieTalk with Kirt Jacobs

Mitch McConnell

Whitney Austin

Cynthia Knapek

Joni Jenkins

Hal Heiner

Brooke Williamson

Josh Miller

Mike Mills

Natalie Zea

Teddy B

Sam Quinones

Christopher Brown

Cokie Roberts

Leana Wen

Patrick Henry

OwlTail

Kirt Jacobs

Adria embodies hope, integrity, humanity &amp; has focused her career on lifting some of society’s most vulnerable populations &amp; being of service to others. She is a dedicated &amp; well-respected servant leader with more than 26 yrs. of hands-on experience in both the public/private sectors. Her proven ability to lead efforts toward reform &amp; work collaboratively across a wide range of stakeholders has served her well in her current position of Chief Impact Officer for Metro United Way and prior roles held in KY. State Govt. &amp; Lou. Metro Govt. Her leadership has been instrumental in bringing about expanded service provision in many areas, including neighborhood revitalization supports, preventive services for children &amp; youth at risk of abuse or neglect, comprehensive services for children &amp; youth with greater behavioral &amp; developmental needs, employment opportunities for youth aging out of foster care, &amp; dev. of workforce opportunities for social services disciplines. Also, Adria has stood at the forefront &amp; led &amp; supported efforts to address racial disparities &amp; equity concerns within the populations served in child welfare. Before joining Metro United Way, Adria served as Commissioner &amp; Deputy Commissioner of the Ky. Dept. for Community-Based Services. Before joining state govt. Ms. Johnson held key roles in Lou. Metro Government ranging from Capital Planning Analyst in the Office of Mgt. &amp; Budget to Acting Dir. of the Dept. of Community Services &amp; Revitalization. Adria’s strong fiscal experience was gained in various roles held in the private sector for the 1st half of her career at Humana, LG&amp;E &amp; Brown &amp; Williamson Tobacco Corporation. She completed her undergraduate studies at Ball St. Univ. &amp; completed several post-graduate courses from the Univ. of Lou. She is ALSO a published author, having published a book of poetry in 2004. Adria is a native of Lou. &amp; has 2 children, a daughter named is Brenlie &amp; a son named Kenneth (but she has called him KJ since birth-(hey I kind of like those initials…wink), &amp; 2 precious grandchildren-a grandson named Kye, &amp; a granddaughter named is Amerie.

<p>Adria embodies hope, integrity, humanity &amp; has focused her career on lifting some of society’s most vulnerable populations &amp; being of service to others. She is a dedicated &amp; well-respected servant leader with more than 26 yrs. of hands-on experience in both the public/private sectors. Her proven ability to lead efforts toward reform &amp; work collaboratively across a wide range of stakeholders has served her well in her current position of Chief Impact Officer for Metro United Way and prior roles held in KY. State Govt. &amp; Lou. Metro Govt. Her leadership has been instrumental in bringing about expanded service provision in many areas, including neighborhood revitalization supports, preventive services for children &amp; youth at risk of abuse or neglect, comprehensive services for children &amp; youth with greater behavioral &amp; developmental needs, employment opportunities for youth aging out of foster care, &amp; dev. of workforce opportunities for social services disciplines. Also, Adria has stood at the forefront &amp; led &amp; supported efforts to address racial disparities &amp; equity concerns within the populations served in child welfare. Before joining Metro United Way, Adria served as Commissioner &amp; Deputy Commissioner of the Ky. Dept. for Community-Based Services. Before joining state govt. Ms. Johnson held key roles in Lou. Metro Government ranging from Capital Planning Analyst in the Office of Mgt. &amp; Budget to Acting Dir. of the Dept. of Community Services &amp; Revitalization. Adria’s strong fiscal experience was gained in various roles held in the private sector for the 1st half of her career at Humana, LG&amp;E &amp; Brown &amp; Williamson Tobacco Corporation. She completed her undergraduate studies at Ball St. Univ. &amp; completed several post-graduate courses from the Univ. of Lou. She is ALSO a published author, having published a book of poetry in 2004. Adria is a native of Lou. &amp; has 2 children, a daughter named is Brenlie &amp; a son named Kenneth (but she has called him KJ since birth-(hey I kind of like those initials…wink), &amp; 2 precious grandchildren-a grandson named Kye, &amp; a granddaughter named is Amerie.</p>

MoxieTalk with Kirt Jacobs #363: Adria Johnson

Renee speaks Kentucky Department of Community Based Services Commissioner Adria Johnson to discuss foster care.

Commissioner Adria Johnson