Karen Johnson
Mentor - Sharpen Your Political and Campaign Skills
Karen Johnson serves as one of the Campaign Skills Mentors with the Online Activism Institute. A Senior Vice President of Valente & Associates, a Washington, D.C. based government affairs firm, Karen has built the firm’s education practice and oversees the state and federal legislative activities for a variety of for profit and non-profit clients.
Karen’s experience prior to joining Valente & Associates was a senior official at the U.S. Department of Education, responsible for congressional outreach. Karen has been involved in numerous campaigns and large-scale political management efforts, including the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, where she served as convention manager for public liaison, overseeing the logistics and activities of the convention's 45,000 visitors. She has served as a grassroots advisor to a gubernatorial campaign, and most recently advised former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee’s presidential bid.
Karen recently traveled to Istanbul on behalf of the International Republican Institute to work with emerging Iraqi women leaders and is eager to work with women from other parts of the world.
Karen is a graduate of Appalachian State University in North Carolina, where she earned a bachelor's degree in communications.
Karen Johnson serves as one of the Campaign Skills Mentors with the Online Activism Institute. A Senior Vice President of Valente & Associates, a Washington, D.C. based government affairs firm, Karen has built the firm’s education practice and oversees the state and federal legislative activities for a variety of for profit and non-profit clients. Karen’s experience prior to joining Valente & Associates was a senior official at the U.S. Department of Education, responsible for congressional outreach. Karen has been involved in numerous campaigns and large-scale political management efforts, including the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, where she served as convention manager for public liaison, overseeing the logistics and activities of the convention's 45,000 visitors. She has served as a grassroots advisor to a gubernatorial campaign, and most recently advised former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee’s presidential bid.
Karen recently traveled to Istanbul on behalf of the International Republican Institute to work with emerging Iraqi women leaders and is eager to work with women from other parts of the world.
Karen is a graduate of Appalachian State University in North Carolina, where she earned a bachelor's degree in communications.