Team Fundraising Page of Steven Johnson Jr.

Steven Johnson Jr., Ed.D., (he/him/his) is a dedicated scholar and practitioner with over ten years of experience with diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging initiatives. He serves as the assistant dean of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) in the School of Business at the University of Kansas. In this role, he is responsible for leading diversity-related recruitment and retention, programming, outreach, community engagement, proposal development, fundraising, and evaluation efforts across the School for students, faculty, and staff. Johnson acts as the School’s leader in the strategies, policies, and administration for matters of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. In addition to his campus-related endeavors, Johnson has involved himself in regional and national associations, including his recent engagements with various committees and entity groups with the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). Johnson has taken advantage of opportunities to facilitate targeted social justice educational programs and initiatives. He has also presented at regional and national conferences on issues that affect individuals from marginalized populations. Johnson has experience with strategic plan development, organizational restructuring, and managing workgroups tasked with mission-alignment. He has had many progressive professional experiences and brings a passionate energy to the work he does every day.