Charonda J. Johnson
St Houston,Tx
Summary
I’m a successful business owner, and community advocate my objecPves are to work with well establish non-profits, community leaders, museums, and residents to restore, preserve, and revitalize the Historic community of Freedmen’s Town, Houston’s oldest African American community.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Co-Founder
s Town Walking Tours
Houston, TX
01.2021 - Current
- We provide our guests with tours led by local historians, community stakeholders, and legacy residents
- Our keepers of history will provide assistance and informaPon, on the cultural, historical, and contemporary heritage of the people, educaPonal establishment, religious, and historical sites of
- Freedmen’s Town.
Vice President
Community Liaison City of Houston
Houston, Tx
01.2017 - Current
- FuncPon as a liaison between City administraPon and the community of Freedmen’s Town
- Providing wri^en/oral reference service, and informaPon assistance to the community at large
- Develops and maintains a filing and tracking system giving disseminated informaPon, referrals, requests, and complaints
- Performs site visitaPon and surveys items/areas of complaint
- Performs special assignments as requested, for the historic brick streets and structures of Freedmen’s Town., of the Freedmen’s Town AssociaPon A local grassroots 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1981, To preserve and restore the Freedmen’s Town community and empower the residents to serve as an advocate for affordable housing and economic development in Freedmen’s Town
- I oversee programs, finance, fundraising issues, and mobilizing teams of volunteers to support social acPviPes in the community
- I am the Vice President of the Freedmen’s Town PreservaPon CoaliPon EST in 2014
- A local task force working to preserve the historical value of the original homes, churches, and hand-laid historic brick streets of Andrews, Wilson, and Robin Street
- I have designed public engagement iniPaPves to transform the community and empower the residents to play an acPve role in the revitalizaPon of Freedmen’s
- Town
- Ive created acPvaPon events and launch cultural tourism projects
- I am the President of the Fourth Ward Health & EducaPonal Center For Youth Inc
- EST 1983
- To address the dire need for the recreaPonal facility in the community
- Our mission to make a be^er way of life for inner-city youth through health and educaPonal programming
- I have created and developed youth programs and acPviPes in underserved communiPes to bridge the gap of inequality, Including but not limited to ajer school programs, summer camps, and InnovaPon S.T.E.A.M Lab.
Education
diploma -
Forest Brook High School, Texas Southern University, Houston Community College
degree - Art History
Skills
- Excellent communicaPon ability
- Ability to plan and complete complex projects
- Flexibility with willingness to have challenging conversaPon
- Strong community advocate
- Detail-oriented with ability to mulP-task
- Strong computer skills & familiar with audio, video and technical equipment
Timeline
Co-Founder
s Town Walking Tours
01.2021 - Current
Vice President
Community Liaison City of Houston
01.2017 - Current
diploma -
Forest Brook High School, Texas Southern University, Houston Community College