Adrienne Cole Johnson

With more than 15 years of experience in educational and community settings, Cole Johnson has been successful in forging key relationships and partnerships to benefit youth. Prior to serving as HCPS’ director of family and community engagement, she served as community outreach coordinator and director of family and community engagement at the Peter Paul Development Center in Richmond. In addition to her work in non-profit settings she has significant experience working with colleges and universities, local and federal legislative government, and data and She is passionate about macro level systems change and capacity building across marginalized communities.

She holds a bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on secondary education and a minor in human services counseling. She received her master’s degree from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis, with a concentration in social and economic development and Afro-American studies.