Dorothy A. Johnson
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Position: Trustee
Organization: W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Location: Grand Haven, MI
Dorothy A. Johnson is a Panel member.
Dorothy Johnson served as President of the Council of Michigan Foundations for 25 years. The Council, an association of more than 400 Michigan foundations and corporations offering grants for charitable causes, is the largest regional association of grantmakers in the nation; its mission is to enhance, improve, and increase philanthropy in the state. Ms. Johnson is currently on the boards of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, the Kellogg Company, AAA - Michigan, Grand Valley State University, and the Corporation for National and Community Service. Her past experience was equally varied, with service on the boards of National City Bank, the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation, the Presbyterian Foundation, the Council on Foundations, and Independent Sector. Many organizations have recognized her work: the Council of Foundations named her Distinguished Grantmaker of 2000; and the Michigan Women's Foundation gave her its Women of Achievement and Courage Award. Ms. Johnson has also been president of the Community Foundation Youth Project, a program created to develop youth philanthropy programs. She received her BA from the University of California at Berkeley.