Evan Johnson

Evan Johnson is an Academic Advisor for the MLK Program in the College of Liberal Arts. He was born and raised in the Twin Cities. He graduated from Winona State University with a BA in Sociology – Human Services and Minors of Social Work & Child Advocacy Studies. He earned his Masters of Education - Cultural & Educational Policy Studies at Loyola University of Chicago and is a PhD Student in UMN's CEHD: OLPD for Education Policy & Leadership Development. He is a proud member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated and a Charter member of the Gamma Alpha Omicron Chapter at Winona State University.

Evan has spent the past decade- plus in multiple arenas and roles within the non-profit, secondary education and higher education spaces focused on social justice, experiential learning & asset based community development. Central to this, is his passion for individual & collective empowerment of students to aid in furthering their development to apply their talents and forms of capital towards their life goals and societal impact. Evan believes in lifelong learning because, “Ignorance allied with power is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” -James Baldwin