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Kim M. Johnson
from March_April_2023
PRESIDENT & CEO
IMPACT TO END HUNGER
Kim M. Johnson has spent the last 32 years working on the frontlines of underserved communities in Central Florida, helping to improve the lives of children and families. Johnson’s professional experience includes management, program development, training, teaching, grant writing, and community engagement in social service, schools, university, and nonprofit settings. Working with the community and inspiring young people has always brought her great joy.
Over the years, Johnson has created programs to help first-time youthful offenders, provided workshops for parents with difficult teens, counseled youth struggling to find their way, and helped many community members find resources they need during difficult times.
It was when she began managing the Callahan Neighborhood Center in 2007 where her love of anti-hunger work began. While serving on the board of Florida Impact, she was quickly recognized for her passion and commitment to the community and hired as the Central Florida Project Manager from 2010 until 2017.
During that time, she served on the board of Central Florida Second Harvest Food Bank. Johnson then moved on to work for Orange County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services as their grants, nutrition, education, and community programs manager until she re-joined Florida Impact as president and CEO in January 2021. She currently is the board chair of the University of Central Florida (UCF) Wesley Foundation and board member of the National Education and Empowerment Coalition.
Johnson was born and raised in Great Neck, N.Y., and received a track scholarship to Adelphi University where she received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Social Work. Johnson is married to Langston Johnson and the proud mother of three amazing daughters Robyn, Renee, and Ryanna. Johnson is a devoted member of Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Orlando where she serves with passion as the youth director and a proud silver member of her beloved Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc.
