Brian K. Johnson Explained

Brian K. Johnson is a former community college CEO and was removed as president of Montgomery College.

Education

Brian Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Ottawa University. He earned a M.A. in education and Ed.D. in educational leadership from Northern Arizona University.^[1]

Career

Brian Johnson served as CEO of the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh overseeing a capital bond project of . He was appointed president of Montgomery College in 2007,^[2] but was placed on paid administrative leave in 2009 after a no-confidence vote by the college's faculty.^[3] Johnson's leave came amid criticisms of excessive spending, the creation of an abusive work environment, and absenteeism.^[4] At the time he had an outstanding arrest warrant in Maricopa,^[5] where a job offer for student affairs chancellor was rescinded in 2011.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: News - Montgomery College, MD - . 2012-01-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120104201726/http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/news/News_Archives/news12120601.html . 2012-01-04 .
2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/12/AR2006121201363.html "Pa. Educator Is Named to Head Montgomery College"
3. http://chronicle.com/article/Marylands-Montgomery-Colle/48315/ "Montgomery College, in Maryland, Puts President on Leave for Rest of His Term"
4. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/05/montgomery-college-ousts-president/ "Montgomery College ousts president"
5. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/03/ariz-warrant-cites-md-college-president/?page=all "Ariz. warrant cites Md. college president"
6. http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2011/01/maricopa_community_college.php "Maricopa Community Colleges Rescind Job Offer to Scandal-Plagued Candidate Ahead of Board Meeting"