About

FOUNDER / CEO

EDUCATION

M.A., Loyola Marymount University
B.A., University of Missouri

TERENCE D. JOHNSON

Terence currently serves as the Chief Diversity and Leadership Development Officer for the National Youth Advocate Program. He is a public service leader and possesses exceptional abilities in curriculum development, keynote addresses, facilitating leadership training, providing technical support to leaders across the United States. He has delivered multiple programs focused on strengthening communities and exceeded all expectations by aiding, building, and instilling leadership confidence in individuals to enable them to positively impact their communities.

While at the University of Georgia’s Fanning Institute, Terence worked with several nonprofit organizations, community leadership programs, and youth to develop and deliver programs that advance leadership development in individuals and organizations. His expertise includes program start-up and development, large-scale systems reform, training, consulting, administrative support and coaching, board development, strategic planning, conflict transformation training, and executive coaching. He also has experience helping community leaders with performance issues and building healthier communities in underserved areas stricken with the challenges of poverty, poor education, and gangs.

Terence also worked on several Public Service and Outreach programs at the University of Georgia, including the Public Service and Outreach Facilitation Academy, Great Commitments Student Tour, and New Faculty Tour. He has received the 2019 Sisson Community Leadership Development Award and was named President of the UGA Black Faculty and Staf Organization.

He served as chairman of the elder board at MC3 Church, as well as president of the Men’s Ministry. Other related civic affiliations include serving as a member of the board of directors for the Decatur-DeKalb YMCA, Georgia Chamber of Commerce Diversity committee, approved U.S. Chamber facilitator, Hephzibah Children’s Home/Hephzibah International 

Ministries and National Youth Advocate Program, VP of the Tip Off-board at Parkview High School. He has also served as a board member for the Association for Leadership Professionals, Rotarian and board member in DeKalb County, Georgia. He is a graduate of Leadership DeKalb 2009, Leadership Georgia 2010, program chair for leadership Georgia 2012, Regional Leadership Institute 2021, and the Vivian Fisher Leadership Academy 2022. Terence has more than 37 years of experience as a leader in the public service arena.