Maria Johnston, MBA, RCDD

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Contact Info
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Experience & Education

  • M.Johnston Consulting, LLC.

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Licenses & Certifications

  • Registered Communications Distribution Designer Graphic

    Registered Communications Distribution Designer

    BICSI

    Issued Expires

Volunteer Experience

  • Children's Diagnostic & Treatment Center (CDTC) Graphic

    Director

    Children's Diagnostic & Treatment Center (CDTC)

    - 2 years 6 months

    Health

    Board Member and Legislative committee participant

  • Fundraiser/Community Advocacy

    Miami Dade Public Schools/COPE Center North

    - 3 years

    Education

    Over the past several years I have worked with the Principal to raise funds to help send the young women that attend this school on a HS field trip to celebrate their accomplishments. The funds have also helped to provide a graduation celebration and other needs that the school and the young women have had during this time frame.
    COPE is a school for pregnant teenage girls or teenage parents ages 14-18.

  • Leadership Broward Foundation Graphic

    Board Member and VP of Leadership

    Leadership Broward Foundation

    - 4 years

    Education

    Volunteer Board member and VP of Leadership (2015-2016)- working with community leaders in Broward County to enhance the quality of life and help facilitate positive, collaborative change in the community.

  • THE BEACON COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC Graphic

    Executive Board Director

    THE BEACON COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC

    - 4 years 8 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Participated on Board as an Executive Board member, co-chaired legislative committee, chaired membership committee and also participated as a member of the One Community One Goal committee.
    Worked with the staff at the Beacon Council to help advance the Miami Dade community's economic development objectives in collaboration with Miami-Dade government, education, business and civic leaders

  • Board Member

    South Florida Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce

    - 3 years 9 months

    Economic Empowerment

    co founder/chair of the SFL Hispanic Women's Society Network, an organization founded to help women succeed.

    participated as a board member to help move the organization forward and support Hispanic owned businesses in SFL.

  • Board Member

    Mulitple chambers of commerce in the SFL area

    - 4 years 5 months

    Economic Empowerment

    participated as an Executive board member for the Greater Plantation Chamber of Commerce, the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, Legislative Committee member of the Pembroke Pines Chamber of Commerce

  • Advisory Board Member

    United Way of Miami Dade County

    - 4 years

    Social Services

    Participated in the Women's Leadership Council and served on the yearly fundraising committee representing AT&T. Co-chaired Legislative Committee 2013

  • Member Board Of Directors

    Miami Children's Hospital Foundation

    - 1 year

    Health

    Foundation board member representing AT&T

  • Board Member

    Miami Dade College Foundation

    - 3 years 10 months

    Education

    Board participation, helped to fundraise for the college, Member of the selection Committee for the Foundation Director and Co-chair of legislative committee.

Publications

Honors & Awards

  • AT&T Service Excellence Award

    AT&T

  • Hispanic Leadership Award in Technology

    SFL Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Languages

  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Portuguese

    Elementary proficiency

  • French

    Elementary proficiency

Organizations

  • 211 Broward

    Director, Chair of Legislative Committee

    - Present

    Board Member

  • Leadership Broward Foundation

    VP of Leadership

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    Graduated Leadership Broward Class XXXI YLB Government and Communications program day Chair

  • Miami Childrens Hospital Foundation

    Corporate Board Member

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  • Miami Dade College Foundation

    Board Member

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  • SFL Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

    Board Member at Large

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    Chair of the SFL Hispanic Women's Society Network and Co-Chair of the Small Business Committee Received the Hispanic Leadership Award in Technology 2013

  • Greater Plantation Chamber of Commerce

    Executive Board Member

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  • The Beacon Council

    Executive Board Member

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    Miami Dade County's official economic Development Agency Also Co-Chair of the Government Affairs Committee

  • Feeding South Florida

    Technology Task Force

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