Tonya Davis Johnson
Mother, Activist, and Committed Community Leader, Tonya Davis Johnson wears many hats as the newest member of the Riviera Beach City Council representing District 3. A longstanding champion of community-related causes, Ms. Davis Johnson exudes the kind of intangible qualities that history uses to define great leaders. During her tenure on the City Council, Ms. Davis Johnson plans to work on bringing economic revival and renewed civic pride to Riviera Beach.
Recently appointed to the City Council from a pool of candidates vying for the vacated seat, Ms. Davis Johnson is a familiar face on the City's volunteer circuit and previously served on the zoning and planning Board. Known as someone who's not afraid to roll up her sleeves to get things done, Ms. Davis Johnson is a tireless contributor who has already made her impact known.
A Riviera Beach resident since 2006, Tonya Davis Johnson brings more than two decades of dedicated service in county government, community outreach and economic development. Concurrent with her Council appointment, Ms. Johnson serves with the Office of Small Business Assistance (OSBA) for Palm Beach County where she is responsible for the advancement of entrepreneurship. As the face of the agency's community outreach initiatives for the last three years, Ms. Davis Johnson regularly speaks to business and civic organizations, churches and city government leaders on behalf of OSBA in an effort to help small businesses gain equal access to the region's economic opportunities.
Prior to a promotion into her current role, Tonya Davis Johnson worked under the direction of Deputy County Administrator, Verdenia C. Baker for Palm Beach County Administration where she facilitated special projects for departments overseen by Mrs. Baker. Ms. Davis Johnson prepared annual report goals in compliance with the annual contracts; revised resource requirements for the Business Development Board, Cultural Council, Tourist Development Council and other agencies to ensure that objectives were achieved.
In December 2009 Tonya Davis Johnson will earn a master's degree in Organizational Leadership from Palm Beach Atlantic University where she holds an undergraduate degree in Organizational Management with a minor in Entrepreneurship. She is a member of the National Forum of Black Public Officials (NFBPA,) and was identified as a "rising star" and recently completed its fast-track mentoring program.
Tonya Davis Johnson is a consummate servant-leader and long-time volunteer within the City limits. Presently, she serves on the board of Girls II Women, a non-profit organization that helps to broaden the horizons of and creates social and educational opportunities for underserved girls in the broader community.
A Miami native and proud alumna of Miami Central Senior High School, Tonya Davis Johnson has resided in Palm Beach County for 25 years and is a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church in West Palm Beach.
Ms. Davis Johnson's plans to utilize the City Council platform to promote community safety, enhanced economic opportunities, attainable housing and a vision for a united Riviera Beach for her constituents. "I want to be the change that I seek in this City's government," is the District 3 rallying cry.
Ms. Davis Johnson has formed the Committee to Elect Tonya Davis-Johnson to mount a vigorous campaign leading up to the March 2010 election.
For more information call the City Council office at 561-845-4095.
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