STATE PRESIDENT'S BIO
Derrick Johnson currently serves as State President for the Mississippi State Conference
NAACP. Elected in 2004, he is the youngest State President in the country.
He earned his Jurist Doctorate Degree from South Texas College of Law in Houston, TX
and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi. Mr.
Johnson serves on the boards of the Mississippi ACLU, Hope Community Credit Union,
and on the Advisory Council of the Mississippi Economic Policy Center. Additionally, Mr.
Johnson was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court as a
Commissioner to the Mississippi Access to Justice Commission.
Mr. Johnson served as a Fellow with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in
Washington, DC working in the office of Congressman Bennie G. Thompson and as a
Fellow with The George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management
Minority Fellowship Program.
After completing Law School, Mr. Johnson joined the staff of Southern Echo, Inc., a non-
profit organization located in Jackson, Mississippi. Serving as the Regional Organizer for
Southern Echo; Mr. Johnson provided legal, technical and training support for
communities within 6 states across the south (Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee,
Louisiana, Arkansas and South Carolina). Mr. Johnson is GIS (geographic information
system) and database management trained. He has provided redistricting services to
municipal and county governments across the state of Mississippi.
In response to the Hurricane Katrina devastation in Mississippi, Mr. Johnson was
appointed to serve as Vice-Chair of the Governor’s Commission for Recovery, Rebuilding,
and Renewal. Mr. Johnson has become a leading voice for the equitable rebuilding for
the working poor in the aftermath of the hurricane.
Recently added to his extraordinary list of accomplishments he successfully managed the
Jackson Public School District bond referendum campaign that brought $150 million in
renovations and new schools to the Jackson, Mississippi area.
NAACP. Elected in 2004, he is the youngest State President in the country.
He earned his Jurist Doctorate Degree from South Texas College of Law in Houston, TX
and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi. Mr.
Johnson serves on the boards of the Mississippi ACLU, Hope Community Credit Union,
and on the Advisory Council of the Mississippi Economic Policy Center. Additionally, Mr.
Johnson was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court as a
Commissioner to the Mississippi Access to Justice Commission.
Mr. Johnson served as a Fellow with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in
Washington, DC working in the office of Congressman Bennie G. Thompson and as a
Fellow with The George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management
Minority Fellowship Program.
After completing Law School, Mr. Johnson joined the staff of Southern Echo, Inc., a non-
profit organization located in Jackson, Mississippi. Serving as the Regional Organizer for
Southern Echo; Mr. Johnson provided legal, technical and training support for
communities within 6 states across the south (Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee,
Louisiana, Arkansas and South Carolina). Mr. Johnson is GIS (geographic information
system) and database management trained. He has provided redistricting services to
municipal and county governments across the state of Mississippi.
In response to the Hurricane Katrina devastation in Mississippi, Mr. Johnson was
appointed to serve as Vice-Chair of the Governor’s Commission for Recovery, Rebuilding,
and Renewal. Mr. Johnson has become a leading voice for the equitable rebuilding for
the working poor in the aftermath of the hurricane.
Recently added to his extraordinary list of accomplishments he successfully managed the
Jackson Public School District bond referendum campaign that brought $150 million in
renovations and new schools to the Jackson, Mississippi area.
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