Emma Johnson Bio

Emma Johnson grew up in Roxobel, Bertie County, North Carolina. The first thing Emma says about Roxobel is that the teachers she had in school were excellent and she received a good education growing up there.

That led her to attend Shaw University in Raleigh, where she received a BA in English and French. She taught high school English and French for several years, before returning to college at ECU, where she received her MS in Library Science. Like our President's wife Laura Bush, she served as a librarian during the balance of her education career, a career that spanned more than 30 years.

Emma Johnson has felt for some time that our Board of Education (BOE) needed a change in direction, and she ran for the BOE a few years ago. She has not lost that passion to make a difference in the quality of our children's education and was the first applicant to file for the position being vacated by Mike Bracy.

Emma has long been active in the Democratic Party and formerly served on the Board of Elections for Bertie County.

Emma attends Sandy Branch Baptist Church where she is on the Board of Trustees. Emma is also involved in the civic organization "Exodus for Youth", where she serves as Secretary and Treasurer. She is a long time member of the professional womens group, Delta Sigma Theta. She is also Treasurer for the Shaw University Alumni Association.

Emma was married for 47 years to Freddie Johnson until his death two years ago. Many people know Freddie Johnson who was the principal at Aulander Elementary for 25 years. The family is very education oriented.

Emma and Freddie had three children who grew up in our area. Her son is now a Dentist in Memphis, and her two daughters are in education, one as an Assistant Principal at Hertford Middle School and one who is a Special Education Teacher in Northampton County.

Emma has lived in Aulander for many years.