The Curriculum Vitae of

Roger K. Johnson
(he/him/his)

“I know personally that Roger is involved in a prisoner after care program that prepares
prisoners for their successful re-entry into society after incarceration. A commitment to the
entire community and not just a school within that community is something that I integrate
within the content of the class I facilitate. The hope is that the students will do the same, and
Roger has shown that he is definitely committed to education and also the welfare of the
community.
—Howard W. Starks, Jr., Ed. Spec.
Wayne State University,
Detroit, Michigan

“Mr. Johnson, one of the many traits that I admire about you is your patience. You are
always helping students, and if someone doesn’t understand a concept, you will go back and
explain it to them, leaving no one behind. This and your great attitude will make you a great
teacher.”
—Darby Lychuk, 8th Grade Student at Dunckel Middle School
Farmington Hills, Michigan

“I’ve grown to respect his knowledge, leadership skills and his determination and drive to
help others. As I’ve observed Mr. Johnson interact with others, it shows that he has character and
has the ability to excel in all he sets out to accomplish.”
—VerShawna K. White, BS, MBA, Social Service Specialist
Wayne County
Juvenile Detention Facility
Detroit, Michigan
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Roger K. Johnson
(he/him/his)

Well organized, responsible, team oriented, professional seeks position that will
Objective
allow me to utilize my training, experience and diverse skill set to meet the needs and
benefit the clients and community that your organization serves.
State of Michigan—Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Certifications /
State of Michigan—Integrated Science – DI (6 – 8)
Licensure
State of Michigan—Language Arts – BX (6 – 8)
State of Michigan—Elementary Education (All Subjects K – 5)
Education
May 2015 Ashland Theological Seminary, Ashland, OH
Master of Arts (Counseling), magna cum laude

May 2007 Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Bachelor of Science (Elementary Education)
Majors: Science and Language Arts, GPA: 3.52
Experience
May 2018 to Present Redwood Counseling and Therapy
Owner and Lead Therapist
o Establish and maintain positive and trusting counseling relationship with
clients.
o Develop and implement individualized treatment plans; implements
interventions that facilitate youth and family progress toward specific goals
and objectives.
o Meet with clients regularly to provide counseling, treatment and adjust
treatment options as needed.
o Conducts individual, family, and group therapy sessions according to
individualized treatment plans.
o Interviews, assesses, and identifies mental health or other problems using
approved assessment instruments, social history, and consultation with
community and Juvenile Justice resources.
o Makes treatment recommendations to appropriate agencies in order to affect
a positive impact on the individual’s performance.
o Creates, maintains, and submits accurate records and documents on a timely
basis and in an appropriate manner.
o Prepares weekly statistical service reports to assist in monitoring services
rendered and billing.
o Collaborates and interacts with other Juvenile Justice workers for feedback
regarding client treatment attendance and overall progress toward goals.
o Maintains current knowledge of assessment and treatment techniques,
criminal justice systems and community resources.
Sept. 2021 to present Bethune Elementary and Middle School (DPSCD)
Teacher Lead for Equity
o Responsible for promoting, teaching and modeling equity and equitable
mindset for the school.
o Work with Principal, AP, Dean of School Culture and Climate and Culture
Children, after all, are not just adults-in-the-making. They are people whose current needs and rights and
experiences must be taken seriously. - Alfie Kohn
 Team to coordinate professional learning opportunities on equity topics for
school staff.
o Meet with Office of EACR and other staff members from across the district
to provide feedback on Equity Framework and Strategic Plan
o Coordinate school efforts to increase staff-student dialogue sessions to help
transform school and District culture.
o Deliver professional learning opportunities on equity and related topics to all
stakeholders at school site.
o Complete and maintain professional learning log to track hours of PD
delivered to school staff.

Aug 2019 to Present Bethune Elementary and Middle School (DPSCD)

8th Grade Language Arts Teacher
o Establish and maintain a safe, organized, respectful, and collaborative
learning environment.
o Planned and implemented Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening and
Language instruction, curriculum, and assessment of content area, based on
Michigan and Common Core standards and benchmarks.
o Responsible for the daily management of classroom, i.e., organizing and
teaching lessons, recording attendance, assessing student achievement,
recording and inputting of grades in both hard and electronic copy, evaluated
student achievement with various assessments, comprised information to
prepare both progress reports and report cards.
o Differentiated and accommodated instruction to meet the needs of a diverse
community of students.
o Used various multi-media instructional technologies, i.e., Internet, iMovie,
PowerPoint, and video, to deliver content and curriculum.
o Communicated regularly with parents through mail, electronic mail
telephone and conferences.
Aug 2018 to Aug American International Academy
2019 Behavior Specialist/School Based Therapist/Counselor
o Responsible for providing services related to the delivery of mental health
care to students and families and provided consultation services to the school
staff to support the overall mental health goals of the school.
o Established and integrated restorative and mindfulness practices in support of
PBIS for the students, parents, and staff.
o Used CBT, REBT and other approaches and theories in counseling to support
trauma-informed therapy.
o Develop and implements individualized treatment plans; implements
interventions that facilitate student(s) and family progress toward specific
goals and objectives.
o Conducts individual, group (and if necessary, family) therapy sessions
according to individualized treatment plans, and crisis intervention to
students (and families when necessary).
o Interviews, assesses, and identifies mental health or other problems using
approved assessment instruments, social history, and consultation with
community.
o Makes treatment recommendations to appropriate agencies in order to affect
a positive impact on the student’s academic, social/emotional performance.
“Courage doesn’t happen when you have all the answers. It happens when you are ready to face the questions you
have been avoiding.”—Shannon L. Alder
“Courage doesn’t happen when you have all the answers. It happens when you are ready to face the questions you
have been avoiding.” ― Shannon L. Alder
 o Creates and maintains accurate records in an appropriate manner.
o Collaborates and interacts with other staff for feedback regarding treatment
attendance and overall progress toward goals.
o Maintains current knowledge of assessment, treatment techniques and
community resources.
o Maintains regular contact with the parent/guardian of each student.
o Attends regularly scheduled staff meetings.
o Participates in the collection of mental health information and student
outcomes data to be used for monitoring the overall performance and
effectiveness of services provided.

Sept 2016 – Aug David Ellis Academy of Detroit

2018 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Science Teacher
o Established and maintained a safe, organized, respectful, and collaborative
learning environment.
o Planned and implemented instruction, curriculum and assessment of Earth
science and life science content area, based on Michigan standards and
benchmarks.
o Responsible for the daily management of classroom, i.e., organizing and
teaching lessons, recording attendance, assessing student achievement,
recording, and inputting of grades in both hard and electronic copy, evaluated
student achievement with various assessments, comprised information to
prepare both progress reports and report cards.
o Differentiated and accommodated instruction to meet the needs of a diverse
community of students.
o Used various multi-media instructional technologies, i.e., Internet, iMovie,
PowerPoint and video, to deliver content and curriculum.
o Communicated regularly with parents through mail, electronic mail
telephone and conferences.
Feb 2016 – Aug 2016 Pontiac Academy for Excellence
6th and 7th Grade Science Teacher
o Established and maintained a safe, organized, respectful, and collaborative
learning environment.
o Planned and implemented instruction, curriculum and assessment of content
area, based on NGSS.
o Responsible for the daily management of classroom.

o Differentiated and accommodated instruction to meet the needs of a diverse

community of students.
o Communicated regularly with parents through mail, electronic mail
telephone and conferences.

June 2015 – Feb Juvenile Assessment Center (JAC), Detroit, MI

2016 Clinical Therapist
o Established and maintained positive and trusting counseling relationship with
clients.
o Developed and implemented individualized treatment plans; implements
interventions that facilitate youth and family progress toward specific goals
and objectives.
o Met with clients regularly to provide counseling, treatment and adjust
Children, after all, are not just adults-in-the-making. They are people whose current needs and rights and
experiences must be taken seriously. - Alfie Kohn
 treatment options as needed.
o Conducts individual, family, and group therapy sessions according to
individualized treatment plans.
o Interviews, assesses, and identifies mental health or other problems using
approved assessment instruments, social history, and consultation with
community and Juvenile Justice resources.
o Makes treatment recommendations to appropriate agencies in order to affect
a positive impact on the individual’s performance.
o Creates, maintains, and submits accurate records and documents on a timely
basis and in an appropriate manner.
o Prepares weekly statistical service reports to assist in monitoring services
rendered and billing.
o Collaborates and interacts with other Juvenile Justice workers for feedback
regarding client treatment attendance and overall progress toward goals.
o Maintains current knowledge of assessment and treatment techniques,
criminal justice systems and community resources.
Aug 2014 – May Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility (WCJDF), Detroit, MI
2015 Internship
o Worked with incarcerated youth ages 12 to 18.
o Provided counseling to individuals and groups.
o Small group facilitator for adolescents with Co-Occurring disorders
o Crisis Interventions
o Completed and maintained case records (both hard copy and electronic) on
JAIS system.
o Weekly contact and with parents to update on the well-being of their child.
o Small group facilitator for Anger Management and Next Step
Aug ‘11 – Aug 2014 Woodward Academy, Detroit, MI
Lead Teacher and Classroom Teacher—Sixth Grade Science
Lead Teacher Responsibilities
o Worked collaboratively with Administration in curriculum development.
o Collaborated with other staff to develop and promote best practices.
o Responsible for organizing and implementing grade level assessment.
o Supported team members with instruction and classroom management
strategies.
o Liaison between school administration and 6th grade team.
o Planned and organized weekly team meetings.
Nov ‘07 – Aug 2011 Southfield Public Schools, Southfield, MI
7th and 8th Grade Science Teacher
o Established and maintained a safe, organized, respectful, and collaborative
learning environment.
o Planned and implemented instruction, curriculum and assessment of Earth
science and life science content area, based on Michigan standards and
benchmarks.
o Responsible for the daily management of classroom, i.e., organizing and
teaching lessons, recording attendance, assessing student achievement,
recording and inputting of grades in both hard and electronic copy, evaluated
student achievement with various assessments, comprised information to
“Courage doesn’t happen when you have all the answers. It happens when you are ready to face the questions you
have been avoiding.”—Shannon L. Alder
“Courage doesn’t happen when you have all the answers. It happens when you are ready to face the questions you
have been avoiding.” ― Shannon L. Alder
 prepare both progress reports and report cards.
o Differentiated and accommodated instruction to meet the needs of a diverse
community of students.
o Used various multi-media instructional technologies, i.e., Internet, iMovie,
PowerPoint and video, to deliver content and curriculum.
o Communicated regularly with parents through mail, electronic mail
telephone and conferences.

Dec 2006 – June O.E. Dunckel Middle School, Farmington Public Schools, Farmington, MI
2007 Long-Term Substitute Teacher—Applied Technology and Industrial Technology (6th
– 8th grades)
o Established and maintained a safe, organized, respectful, and collaborative
learning environment.
o Planned and implemented instruction, curriculum and assessment of physical
science and life science content area based on Michigan standards and
benchmarks.
o Responsible for the daily management of classroom, i.e., organizing and
teaching lessons, assessing student achievement, recording and inputting of
grades in both hard and electronic copy, evaluated student achievement with
various assessments, comprised information to prepare both progress reports
and report cards and recording attendance.
o Differentiated and accommodated instruction to meet the needs of a diverse
community of students.

Conference and Presenter—“Prison For Profit-Youth, Race, Education, and How the American
Seminar Prison Industrial System Impacts You.” 2016 Parent Empowerment Day—Pontiac
Presentations Academy for Excellence, Pontiac, MI
Presenter—“Learning Styles, How You Learn Can Make All the Difference?” 2010
Student Mentor Partners—St. Clair Shores, MI; 2009 Great Lakes Christian College,
Southfield, MI; 2008 Great Lakes Christian College
Presenter—“Faculty Voice: What Works? The Use of e-Portfolios,” 2006 Teaching,
Learning and Technology Roundtable Conference—Wayne State University, Detroit,
MI
Presenter—“Using iMovie in Your Classroom and e-Portfolio,” 2007 Student
Technology Day Conference, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Professional
Development o Summer Professional Learning (Math & ELA)—Wayne RESA, July 2019
o Resilient Classrooms: Trauma Informed PBIS Strategies—Wayne
RESA, April 2019
o PBIS Tier 2 Training—Wayne RESA, January 2019
o Alternatives to Suspension—Wayne RESA, December 2018
o PBIS School Wide Training—Wayne RESA, October 2018
o PBIS Coaches Meeting—Wayne RESA, Quarterly meetings
o Teaching STEM—Oakland Schools, March 2016
o Restorative Practices: Restorative Justice Implementation—ATS,
November 2016

Children, after all, are not just adults-in-the-making. They are people whose current needs and rights and
experiences must be taken seriously. - Alfie Kohn
 o Teaching STEM—Oakland Schools, March 2016
o Understanding and Using CAFAS and PECFAS Assessments—The
Guidance Center, August 2015
o Expectations and Frustrations: The Neuroscience of Managing Youth
Misbehavior & Growth—Evans Solutions, via WCJDF, February 2015
o Youth Mental Health First Aid—WCJDF, August 2014
o Suicide Prevention—WCJDF, August 2014
o Crisis Intervention—WCJDF, August 2014
o Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction—Woodward Academy, March 2013
o Mandated Reporters—Ashland Theological Seminary, October 2011
o Bully-proofing Your School—Southfield Public Schools, March 2008
o Michigan Science Teachers Association Conference—Annually 2006 -
2012
o College of Education Student Technology Conference—Wayne State
University, February 2006
o 6+ 1 Traits of Writing—Detroit Public Schools, October 2004

Organizations and
Honors 2013 – 2015 Ashland Theological Seminary magna cum laude
2014 – to present American Counseling Association
2007 – to present International Reading Association
2007 WSU College of Education iMovie Award Winner
2006 – 2007 WSU College of Education Alumni Scholarship Recipient
2005 – 2007 Wayne State University Dean’s List
2005 Tompkins Award Winner—Essay Writing
2004 Agnes Bruenton Award Winner—Fiction Writing
As a writer, I have won several awards, published short stories in magazines, journals
and in a collection of short stories (Detroit Noir) and published a novel (Ecstasy).

Please visit my website for more information, to view or download Letters of Recommendation, view
videos and other information. http://rogerjcv.weebly.com/

References Provided

“Courage doesn’t happen when you have all the answers. It happens when you are ready to face the questions you
have been avoiding.”—Shannon L. Alder
“Courage doesn’t happen when you have all the answers. It happens when you are ready to face the questions you
have been avoiding.” ― Shannon L. Alder