Eryn Johnson

Eryn Johnson is a non-profit leader and advisor whose work is grounded in racial/social justice, and inspired by close to 25 years of service in arts-based community organizations. Eryn is a full time nonprofit consultant with expertise in professional development workshop facilitation, inclusive community engagement, youth leadership, creative place making, fundraising (including grant writing and corporate donor cultivation), and strategic program development. Her local and national clients have included Health Resources in Action, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Julliard School of Music, Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts, Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership, Massachusetts Cultural Council, and Linde Family Foundation.

Eryn served as Executive Director of the Community Art Center in Cambridge, MA for 13+ years, as Director of Education at the Boch Center, and Program Coordinator at ZUMIX, Inc. Eryn has an MA in Performance Studies from New York University, and a BA in Theater from Oberlin College.

Eryn has been connected to Jean Appolon Expressions for many years through her work in arts advocacy and education, and through regularly attending JAE community classes.