ACOMMONER'S History of Fellowship & Followship
PRIVATE & NON-PROFIT SECTOR
> PRIVATE SECTOR SOLVER:
-- Retired VP Sales/Gen. Managment Kraft Foods 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;
-- plus 2 yrs @ Procter & Gamble
-- Board Member | FunInvestment: Preserve Farm Kitchens ( www.PreserveFarmKitchens.com )^
-- Minority-Owner | Common Strategist | FunInvestment: Vassell Foods / Arawak Farm ( www.ARAWAKFARM.com )
> NON-PROFIT & ASSOCIATIONS (Current & Past) SOLVER:
1) Smithsonian Institution
-- Smithsonian Folklife and Culture Advisory Board Member-- TechTeach (Washington DC) $$$
https://folklife.si.edu (2022 - present)
-- Asian Pacific American Center Advisory Board - Vice Chair^ & Member^ $$$
— 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) Indiana University Dean's Council Hamilton Lugar School of Global & International Studies - Charter Member $$$ https://hls.indiana.edu/about/deans-council/johnson-robert.html https://hls.indiana.edu/about/deans-council/index.html
3) Adelante Foundation Board of Directors^ (Honduras MicroFinance & Educational Services; 501c3) - Chair ^ $$$ https://youtu.be/mf_fIF9zhuI , https://adelantefoundation.org
4) Indiana University Alumni Board of Managers Chair^ & Vice Chair^ (represented ~700K alumni; all campuses worldwide; 501c3)^
5) National Assoc of Black Females in Music & Entertainment (ROCKS) (NABFEME.org) - Executive Advisor $$$ ** https://www.nabfeme.org/nabfeme-rocks/
6) Sister City Committee Board of Directors San Francisco, USA - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam^ $$$ **
7) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. **
8) P&G Alumni Network / Foundation Champions ** https://youtu.be/Q48HfdgyWno https://youtu.be/G-Y_5trMOoQ
9) American Assoc. of Geography (Life Member) **
10) Indiana University Robert N. Johnson Geography Scholarship (Geography Department) $$$ https://geography.indiana.edu/undergraduate/awards.html
11) Indiana University Robert N. Johnson Economic Encouragement Scholarship (Economics Department) $$ https://economics.indiana.edu/undergraduate/scholarships-awards.html
12) Indiana University's Bicentennial Medal (2019) https://honorsandawards.iu.edu/awards/honoree/9024.html
13) Liberty Fund Conferences - Participant ^
14) Indiana University Foundation & Diversity Dept.'s Black Philanthropy Circle^ $$$ ** ^ https://supportdiversity.iu.edu/philanthropy-education/black-philanthropy-month/stories/robert-johnson.html
15) Smithsonian Institution "Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape A Nation" Heritage Initiative : Founders Circle $$$ -- 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
16) Roots of Peace $$$ -- www.RootsOfPeace.org
17) Public Speaking: Beijing, China; Bangkok, Thailand; San Jose, CA USA, University of Illinois Springfield; Indiana University - Bloomington; Smithsonian (small events),
18) City of Hope NorCal Food Alliance Board of Directors (501c3; representing Kraft Foods)^ $$$
19) Easter Seals East Bay Food Alliance Board of Directors (501c3; representing Kraft Foods)^ $$$
20) Politicians Regional & National (Republican, Democratic, No Party Affiliation ) $$$
^ Former / Term Completed; $$$ Personal Out-of-Pocket Donor; ** Membership
