Site Manager Zach Johnson Foundation AGE: 39 What was your first job? As a teenager, it was as a nanny; as a professional, it was at Jane Boyd Community House. Best advice you ever received? Always assume best intentions in others, especially if they have done something to frustrate you. What do you consider your […]
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Site Manager
Zach Johnson Foundation
AGE: 39
What was your first job? As a teenager, it was as a nanny; as a professional, it was at Jane Boyd Community House.
Best advice you ever received? Always assume best intentions in others, especially if they have done something to frustrate you.
What do you consider your biggest break so far? Being hired at the Zach Johnson Foundation and having the opportunity to research youth programming around the country.
What would most people be surprised to learn about you? I actually went to college to do exactly what I’m doing. My focus areas within my major at UNI were youth services and nonprofit youth services. I later received my masters in nonprofit management.
What’s the biggest issue facing the Corridor, and why? Quality, affordable youth programming for sixth to 10th graders. Although most middle school students don’t need a “babysitter,” many could benefit from summer or after-school programming that provides unique opportunities and a safe place to be with peers and learn from adults.
If you had $1 million to give, what causes would you support? Kids on Course, a program of the Zach Johnson Foundation, which provides tutoring, enrichment, summer learning and overall support to more than 1,000 students in our community every year.
What are your passions outside of the workplace? Travel, music, dogs, family and friendships.
What’s something people should know about your generation in the workplace? The opportunity to feel heard, respected and participate in something bigger than ourselves often matters more than the money we make.
What do you want to accomplish by the time you are 50? I would like to be able to say that I have made a positive impact on my community and those around me and be living a happy, balanced life with work I love, a strong community and plenty of adventure.
