Derrick Johnson
Organizational Ombuds
derrick-ombuds@mwi.org
Derrick Johnson is a member of MWI’s Ombuds Panel and has served as an ombuds at Florida State College at Jacksonville since 2018. Derrick has worked in the areas of education as a manager of student services and counseling in substance abuse, juvenile justice, and vocational rehabilitation for over 15 years. Derrick is an experienced service professional in the educational field who has partnered with students, parents, faculty, staff, and administration to offer superior quality services in assisting stakeholders with navigating their academic and social conflicts. After spending over a decade working in education and counseling background informs his work as an ombuds, namely, to assist visitors and help clients develop policies and processes that continue to build equality among program stakeholders. Derrick is completing a Doctoral degree (Ed.D.) in educational innovation at the University of South Florida. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Georgia Southwestern State University and a master’s degree in education counseling from Albany State University in Georgia.
