Board of Directors

Bryan Johnson is a native of Ann Arbor Michigan and spent his early years in the Pinelake Village Housing Cooperative and has been involved in Peace Neighborhood Center programs throughout different times in his life. He received his undergraduate Business Degree from Hampton University and his Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

Bryan currently serves as a Senior Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Consultant at Root, Inc (a subsidiary of Accenture) where he helps companies educate their leadership about DEI and create more inclusive environments to drive business/organizational results. He also spent over seven years working in admissions and Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

Bryan is also passionate about volunteering and political activism. He’s a former President and Trustee of the Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education. He also volunteers with the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation’s Community Investment Committee, Washtenaw My Brother’s Keeper Initiative, and the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti-Inkster Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated. . On a personal note, Bryan has been married to his wife, Janelle for twenty years and they have two daughters who attended the Peace Neighborhood Center Summer Day Camp as young children.

Professional Qualifications

Bachelor of Science Rehabilitation Counseling-Fall 2010 Graduate from Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Master of Arts Rehabilitation Counseling- Spring 2015 Graduate from Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan

Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Michigan

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor in the state of Michigan

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor- Veterans Benefits Administration

Member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated, Rho Delta Zeta Chapter (Washtenaw Zetas)

Member of the Order of the Eastern Star Naomi Chapter #12

How I got involved with Peace/Personal

I came to Peace Neighborhood over 20 years ago. I started at Rose Martin’s home with my mother and sister. We were attending NA/AA meetings and hanging with the other kids who came. My sister and I loved Rose’s house so much, it was so comfortable and welcoming. Also it was the first time I saw the movie “What’s Love” The Tina Turner movie. We also met her brother Poppy and fell in love. When the meeting was over we didn’t want to leave, so we didn’t. From her house to the red building, to the big building I have been along for the ride. What a beautiful ride it has been. Although I didn’t know it at the time, Peace helped mold me into the person I am today. From data entry to marketing I learned the skills necessary to succeed in life and break boundaries, stereotypes, and generational curses. I am honored to be a part of a legacy that is so much bigger than myself. Peace is a huge contributor to my success and I would be remiss if I did not pay homage and give back to the place that gave so much to me. My son is now a Peace Kid and my hope is that his children will be too. Peace helped me cultivate my purpose here on earth, that purpose is service. I love what life has afforded me and I am blessed to be able to reflect on it and continue the flow of progress.