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 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;
-- 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 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) Indiana University
-- IU Foundation - Board of Directors ( ~3.5B Endowment) $$$
-- IU - Bloomington Hamilton Lugar School of Global & International Studies Dean's Advisory Council (Charter member) $$$ https://hls.indiana.edu/about/deans-council/johnson-robert.html https://hls.indiana.edu/about/deans-council/index.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) $$ https://economics.indiana.edu/undergraduate/scholarships-awards.htm
-- IU Alumni Presidents Award (2023) https://alumni.iu.edu/about/awards/president/index.html ; IU's Bicentennial Medal (2019) https://honorsandawards.iu.edu/awards/honoree/9024.html ; IU President's Circle (2015)
3) Adelante Foundation Board of Directors (Chair)^ (Honduras MicroFinance & Educational Services; 501c3) $$$ https://youtu.be/mf_fIF9zhuI , https://adelantefoundation.org
4) National Assoc of Black Females in Music & Entertainment (ROCKS) (NABFEME.org) - Executive Advisor $$$ ** https://www.nabfeme.org/robert-n-johnson/ and https://www.nabfeme.org/nabfeme-rocks/
5) Sister City Committee Board of Directors San Francisco, USA - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam^ $$$ **
6) Easter Seals East Bay Food Alliance Board of Directors (501c3; representing Kraft Foods)^ $$$
7) Procter & Gamble (P&G) Alumni Foundation - Board of Trustee $$$ (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) American Assoc. of Geography (Life Member) **
9) City of Hope NorCal Food Alliance Board of Directors (501c3; representing Kraft Foods)^ $$$
10) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. **
11) Smithsonian Institution "Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape A Nation" Heritage Initiative : Founders Circle $$$ -- 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
12) Roots of Peace (donor / moral support) $$$ -- www.RootsOfPeace.org
13) Liberty Fund (PVT) Discussion Conferences - Participant
14) Public Speaking: Beijing, China; Bangkok, Thailand; San Jose, CA USA, University of Illinois Springfield; Indiana University - Bloomington; Smithsonian (community events), etc.
15) Politicians Regional & National (Republican, Democratic, No Party Affiliation ) $$$
16) Seafarers Ministry of the Golden Gate - Board Member $$$ (https://www.smgg.org) [NEW]
^ Former / Term Completed; $$$ Personal Out-of-Pocket Donor; ** Membership
