Campaign for College Opportunity
Marisa Johnson, MSW, MS, currently serves as Senior Manager of Policy Impact and Senior Manager of Student Success Initiatives at the Campaign for College Opportunity. Prior to this, Marisa held various roles including Senior Policy Fellow at the same organization. Marisa also worked as an MSW Intern at the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Marisa has a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from the University of Portland and earned dual Master's degrees in Social Work and Disaster Resiliency Leadership from Tulane University School of Social Work. Marisa has experience as a Residential Counselor at the Children's Receiving Home of Sacramento and as a Multnomah County Intern at Unite Oregon.
Campaign for College Opportunity
The Campaign for College Opportunity is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization devoted to ensuring that the next generation of college-age students in California has the chance to go to college and succeed. The Campaign was founded by the California Business Roundtable, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and the Community College League of California in 2003. The goals of The Campaign are to substantially increase the number of students attending two- and four-year colleges in the state and to significantly impact the rate that students succeed and achieve their postsecondary education objectives. Through building a strong committed coalition of key education, industry, labor, and policy leaders as well as leading public awareness efforts which highlight the crisis facing higher education in California, The Campaign works to create an environment of change and lead the state toward effective policy solutions.