Common Messenger's Message of Pragmatic Candor
ACOMMONER'S History of Fellowship & Followship
PRIVATE & NON-PROFIT SECTOR
> PRIVATE SECTOR SOLVER:
-- Retired VP Sales/Gen. Managment KRAFT FOOD 25 yrs, +14 positions (incl. +4 HQ)
-- +25 corporate brand & region awards, 8 National Sales Leadership Diamonds, 4 National Above & Beyond The Call of Duty Awards;
-- 2 yrs @ Procter & Gamble
-- Linkedin Profile Link: linkedin.com/in/robert-n-johnson-acommon1
— ACommon1 Connectivity LLC ... investing in The Greater Good 👍🏾 our USA 🇺🇸 and the 🌍 Worldwide 🌏 ( see Speak uP Monday (Bali, Indonesia 🇮🇩 Interview: https://youtu.be/Ax8E3gtfXhU?si=b8hsPKKjboIfiXSd & https://youtu.be/UlS3bJ629b0?si=jfe-EBsrKvV3in8L )
> NON-PROFIT & ASSOCIATIONS (Current & Past) SOLVER:
1) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
-- Smithsonian Folklife and Culture Advisory Council Member-- TechTeach (Washington DC) $$$
https://folklife.si.edu / https://folklife.si.edu/advisory-council/smithsonian (2022 - present)
-- Asian Pacific American Center Advisory Board - Vice Chair^ & Member^ $$$
— Smithsonian (2014 - 17) Campaign Steering Committee ($1.5B Initative; reaches $1.88B)^
-- https://www.si.edu/content/pdf/about/2014-smithsonian-annual-report.pdf
-- https://support.si.edu/annual_report/2016/reports/pdf-2016-financial-and-philanthropic-reports.pdf
-- Smithsonian Regional Committee (West Coast)
2) INDIAINA UNIVERSITY
-- IU Foundation - Board of Directors ( ~3.5B Endowment) $$$
Website: https://iufoundation.iu.edu/about/people/bod.html
Article: https://iufoundation.iu.edu/about/news/2023-board-of-directors.html
-- IU - Bloomington Hamilton Lugar School of Global & International Studies Dean's Advisory Council (Charter member) $$$ https://hls.indiana.edu/about/deans-council/emeritus-council-members/johnson-robert.html
-- IU Alumni Association (All Campuses) -- Board of Managers (Chair^, Vice Chair^) (represented +700K alumni; all campuses worldwide; 501c3)^
-- IU Black Philanthropy Circle (Charter Member) $$$ ** ^ https://supportdiversity.iu.edu/philanthropy-education/black-philanthropy-month/stories/robert-johnson.html
-- Fully Endowed: Indiana University Robert N. Johnson Geography Scholarship (Geography Department) $$$ https://geography.indiana.edu/undergraduate/awards.html
-- Fully Endowed: Indiana University Robert N. Johnson Economic Encouragement Scholarship (Economics Department) $$ https://economics.indiana.edu/undergraduate/scholarships-awards.html
Criteria: https://iu.academicworks.com/opportunities/98344
-- IU Alumni Presidents Award (2023) https://alumni.iu.edu/about/awards/president/index.html ; IU's Bicentennial Medal (2019) https://honorsandawards.iu.edu/awards/honoree/9024.html ; IU President's Circle (2015)
3) ADELANTE FOUNDATION (HONDURAS)
-- Board of Directors (Chair)^ (Honduras MicroFinance & Educational Services; 501c3) $$$ https://youtu.be/mf_fIF9zhuI , https://adelantefoundation.org
4) NATIONAL ASSOCATION OF BLACK FEMALES IN MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT (ROCKS) ( NABFEME.org ) - Executive Advisor $$$ ** https://www.nabfeme.org/nabfeme-rocks/ , https://www.nabfememember.org/page-1073998, and https://www.nabfeme.org/advisory-council/
5) PUBLIC SPEAKING: Bali, Indonesia; Beijing, China; Bangkok, Thailand; San Jose, CA USA, University of Illinois Springfield; Indiana University - Bloomington; Smithsonian (community events), etc.
6) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOGRAPHERS
-- Life Member ** ( www.AAG.org )
7) PROCTER & GAMBLE / P&G ALUMNI FOUNDATION
-- Board of Trustee $$$ (https://pgalumnifoundation.org/board-of-trustees/) (bio: https://pgalumnifoundation.org/team/robert-johnson/) P&G Alumni Network / Grant Champion ** https://youtu.be/Q48HfdgyWno https://youtu.be/G-Y_5trMOoQ
8) SEAFARERS MINISTRY OF THE GOLDEN GATE [@ PORT OF OAKLAND, CA USA]
- Board Member $$$ ( https://www.smgg.org / INTERNATIONAL MARITIME CENTER) ^
9) CITY OF HOPE NORCAL FOOD ALLIANCE
-- Board of Directors (501c3; representing Kraft Foods)^ $$$
10) ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY INC. ** ( https://apa1906.net )
11) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TRAVELING EXHIBIT (FOUNDERS CIRCLE)
-- "Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape A Nation" Heritage Initiative : Founders Circle $$$ -- https://smithsonianapa.org/beyondbollywood/founders-circle/ / and https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/entertainment/2016/01/24/india-comes-to-indiana/47909537/ , https://global.si.edu/projects/traveling-beyond-bollywood-india , https://archive.news.indiana.edu/releases/iu/2016/01/smithsonian-beyond-bollywood-at-mathers.shtml
12) ROOTS OF PEACE
-- donor / moral support $$$ -( www.RootsOfPeace.org )
13) SISTER CITY COMMITTEE
-- Member & Delegate CITY OF San Francisco, USA - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam^ $$$ **
14) EASTER SEALS EAST BAY FOOD ALIANCE
-- Board of Directors (501c3; representing Kraft Foods)^ $$$
15) SUPPORT Politicians Regional & National (Republican, Democratic, No Party Affiliation ) $$$
16) LIBERTY FUND (PVT) Discussion Conferences - Participant +10 yrs
17) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for the ADAVANCEMENT of of COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP) -- Diamond Life Member**
>< MISC. / ETC.
-- Board Member | FunInvestment: PRESERVE FARM KITCHENSs^
-- Minority-Owner | Common Strategist | FunInvestment: VASSELL FOODS / ARAWAK FARM ( www.ARAWAKFARM.com )^
FootNote Markers
^ Former / Term Completed;
$$$ Personal Out-of-Pocket Donor;
** Membership
