Stacy E. Johnson

Chief Program Officer/Head Start Director

Stacy E. Johnson is the YWCA Chief Program Officer/Head Start Director since August 20, 2013. Before assuming this position, Johnson served as the Interim Head Start Director, following the death of Betty Robinson, who had held the director position since the program’s inception in 1991. Johnson joined the YWCA as Assistant Director for Program Operations of the Head Start program on January 26, 2004. In 2005, she assumed the position of Assistant Head Start Director/Early Head Start Director under the original Head Start 3-Year grant. Since that time, Stacy was instrumental in securing the Head Start/Early Head Start 5-Year grant through a competitive process allowing for the expansion of Early Head Start services. Before joining the YWCA, Johnson held the position of Assistant Program Coordinator with the Kansas City School District Head Start program. During her 18 years with the district, Johnson held a number of positions which included teacher, education coordinator, supervisor of health and social service, program monitor and trainer. Johnson holds a M.Ed. in Early Childhood Administration from National-Louis University, Evanston, IL and a B.S. in Child Development from Truman State University. She took part in an intensive two-week Johnson & Johnson Management Fellow Training program as well as other trainings. In addition, she has served for several years as a Federal Peer Reviewer. Stacy is the proud of mother of two daughter.