Background
Johnson, Marlene M. was born on January 11, 1946 in Braham, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Beauford and Helen (Nelson) Johnson.
educational association administrator
Johnson, Marlene M. was born on January 11, 1946 in Braham, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Beauford and Helen (Nelson) Johnson.
Bachelor, Macalester College, 1968.
She was elected as the running mate of Governor Rudy Perpich, and held the position from 1983 to 1991. As lieutenant governor, Johnson focused on strengthening and expanding the state’s connections with the rest of the world – in trade, tourism, education, and the arts She was a particularly outspoken advocate of international educational exchange at the secondary and post-secondary level
After leaving office in 1993, Johnson ran for mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, but lost to Norm Coleman in the primary election.
Johnson currently lives in Washington, District of Columbia and serves as the Executive Director of National Association for Foreign Student Advisers: Association of International Educators, the world’s largest nonprofit association dedicated to international education. National Association for Foreign Student Advisers’s nearly 10,000 members worldwide enable international education opportunities for thousands of students each year.
The association also works to increase awareness of and support for international education and exchange in higher education, government, and the community, with the belief that citizens with international experience and global awareness are crucial to United States. leadership, competitiveness, and security. Under Johnson’s leadership, National Association for Foreign Student Advisers has become the leading advocate on behalf of international education, actively participating in the public and policy debates that impact the field and emerging as a respected voice in support of educational exchanges as a key tool of United States. foreign policy and public diplomacy.
Johnson serves on the Board of the Communications Consortium Media Center in Washington, District of Columbia, the Advisory Council of the United States-China Education Trust, the Senior Advisory Council of Business for Diplomatic Action, and the Advisory Board of the Center for Women's Intercultural Leadership at Street Mary's College -University of Notre Dame.
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, Democratic Party.
Chairman Minnesota Women's Political Caucus, 1973-1976, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Small Business Task Force, 1978, Child Care Task Force, 1987. Director membership section National Women's Political Caucus, 1975-1977. Vice chairman Minnesota Delaware to White House Conference on Small Business, 1980.
Co-founder Minnesota Women's CampaignFund, 1982. Board directors National Child Care Action Campaign. Chair Children's 2000 Commission, 1990.
Candidate for Mayor St. Paul, 1993. Member National Association Women Business Owners (past president).
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Married Peter Frankel.