In addition to ESS, Dr. Vernon Johnson serves as a Board Member for Really Great Reading, and Non-Executive Board Member at Cognita Schools. He formerly served as President & CEO at STEMscopes by Accelerate Learning, Inc. He has also worked as CEO, President, and other roles at Voyager Learning; Board Member at Cambium Learning Group; CEO of Virtual School Network; Board Member at New England College of Business; Superintendent of Richardson ISD, and Superintendent of Rochester Public Schools.
Dr. Johnson earned a Bachelor of Science and Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Ball State University. He went on to earn a Specialist Degree in Administration and Policy Studies with Special Education Cognate and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Indiana University Bloomington.