Nicole Blake Johnson

Nicole Blake Johnson has a diverse work experience spanning over a decade. Nicole currently serves as the Director of Employee Communications & Engagement at Granicus since May 2022. Prior to that, they worked at GovLoop from 2015 to 2022 in various roles. Nicole served as a Managing Editor, where they collaborated with a team to create inclusive content for government employees and led the Black Excellence employee resource group. Nicole also worked as a Senior Editor, Technology, overseeing recruitment, development of enterprise reporting projects, and managing content fellows. Before that, they were a Technology Writer, covering IT topics at different government levels.

Before their tenure at GovLoop, Nicole worked at McMURRY/TMG, LLC as a Social Media Journalist from 2014 to 2015. In this role, they posted daily content focusing on government IT trends and collaborated with various teams. Prior to that, they were a Defense Information Technology Reporter at C4ISRNET from 2013 to 2014, where they produced in-depth articles and reported on IT issues in the military and intelligence community.

Nicole's earlier experiences include working as an Information Technology Senior Staff Writer at Federal Times from 2010 to 2014, providing analysis for federal and industry executives and writing stories for print and online editions. Nicole started their career as a K-12 Education Reporter at The Times from 2009 to 2010, covering education news and policies.

Overall, Nicole Blake Johnson has a strong background in communications, journalism, and content creation, with a focus on government, technology, and education sectors.

Nicole Blake Johnson earned a B.A. degree in Journalism from the University of Central Florida, which they attended from 2005 to 2009. Prior to that, they completed their high school education at Barron Collier High School. And, before attending Barron Collier, they attended the Community School of Naples.