Background
Johnston, Andrea Ruth was born on November 25, 1944 in New York City. Daughter of Stephen Emul and Kathryn Mary (Countis) Senecka.
Johnston, Andrea Ruth was born on November 25, 1944 in New York City. Daughter of Stephen Emul and Kathryn Mary (Countis) Senecka.
Bachelor, City University of New York, 1966. Juris Doctor, Empire College, 1984.
Teacher, New York City Board Education, 1964-1972;
founding president, National Association for Education Young Children, New Jersey, 1973-1975;
founding director, R.R. Rainbow School, Guerneville, California, 1978-1983;
founding owner, The Learning Tree, Sussex, New Jersey, 1973-1976;
writer, critic, The Paper, Freestone, California, 1981-1994;
writer, critic, The Independent, Santa Rosa, California, 1994;
teacher, Sonoma County Office of Education, Santa Rosa, 1984-1994;
convenor, National Young Girls Coalition, Guerneville, California, since 1995;
convenor, 1st National Girls Conference, 1997. Co-founder (with Gloria Steinem) Girls Speak Out, nationwide project on consciousness raising and feminism for young girls, 1994. Executive director Girls Speak Out Foundation, since 1997.
Consultant Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, 1997-1998.
Member National Education Association, National Association for Gifted (California board directors 1988-1992).
Married William R. Johnston, February 29, 1972 (divorced April 1984). 1 child, Jesse William.