Nicole Blake Johnson Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

* Collaborate with an amazing team of writers, designers, marketers, animators and business development professionals to ensure we are creating inclusive content and getting it into the hands of government employees who are passionate about the work they do. * Serve as a thought leader in the government community focused on management, technology policy, diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in the workplace. * Co-lead Black Excellence, a companywide employee resource group created to provide a safe space for Black employees to connect, grow professionally and address challenges.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

* Managed the recruitment, hiring and professional development of GovLoop content fellows each fall and spring. * Led the development of enterprise reporting projects focused on IT topics at all levels of government, including workforce, cloud, shared services, data analytics and cybersecurity. These magazine-style products ranged from 20-30 pages and featured, on average, a dozen interviews with C-suite executives, program managers and rank-and-file employees.*Coordinated with our in-house designers and marketers and industry partners monthly to produce a variety of sponsored, editorial white papers about government IT.* Launched and oversaw content for a biweekly blog series, "The Intersection," focused on issues at the intersection of people and technology. Spearheaded a sub-series featuring conversational Q&As with CIOs.* Coordinated, planned, wrote and edited coverage of hot topic issues for our community, including workforce reforms, government shutdowns, congressional appropriations and IT legislation.* Regularly represented GovLoop at community functions and moderated virtual and in-person training events for government employees.

* Covered all things IT at the federal, state and local levels, with a focus on making technology relevant and easy to understand for all government employees. * Wrote a bi-weekly series called "The Intersection.” Consider it the bridge that connects tech users with the tech innovators and policy makers. * Produced several GovLoop resources, including how-to guides, on key IT topics such as cloud computing, open data and digital government. *Regularly attended and covered government and industry events in the D.C. area that highlighted current technology and workforce trends.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

* Reported, wrote, edited and posted content daily into the FedTech and StateTech content management systems. Stories focused on government IT trends and current events.* Collaborated with magazine editors, developers, marketing and art directors to create and promote magazine and online content. Built bimonthly e-newsletters for both magazines.* Managed active social media accounts for @FedTechMagazine and @StateTech and engaged with readers via Twitter, LinkedIn and other digital platforms.* Generated weekly highlight reports about digital performance using Google and Twitter Analytics data.

Springfield, Virgina

* Researched and produced in-depth articles on the Defense Department's communications and network operations for C4ISR & Networks monthly magazine.* Reported and edited three to five articles a week for C4ISRnet.com about information technology issues across the military and intelligence community.

* Provided analysis of congressional actions, administration policies, budgets and contracting regulations for a national audience of federal and industry executives and IT managers. Cultivated strong sources within the federal and business communities.* Wrote five to ten stories weekly for the print and online edition of Federal Times, including the FedLine blog. Promoted print and online content via social media. * Guest contributor on Mike Causey's Federal Report, Federal News Radio 1500 AM. Provided updates on federal IT news during weekly radio segments.

Shreveport, Louisiana Area

* Wrote breaking news and enterprise stories about K-12 education in Caddo and Bossier parishes' public and charter schools. * Met daily deadlines and produced fresh content for online and print about the impacts of school board decisions, education polices, budgets and federal and state legislation affecting education.

B.A., Journalism

Education record

High School