Norma Ritz Johnson Email & Phone Number

Lubbock, Texas, United States

Lubbock, Texas Area

Managed communications, marketing, community development and government relations programs and staff with an emphasis on transportation, agriculture, health care and public policy.Led budget management and financial analysis of results for team projects. Ensured team efforts and initiatives meet or exceed organizational objectives, standards and budget goals.Managed special projects and initiatives.Assistant Treasurer for Lubbock Chamber General Purpose Political Action Committee (PAC) and past Specific Purpose PAC efforts, ensuring accurate financial reporting and forecasting to PAC board members and compliance with state disclosure regulations.

Lubbock, Texas, United States

Analyzed public policy developments and worked with volunteer committees to form public policy position recommendations and initiatives. Reported policy recommendations to board of directors and kept board members apprised of issues and developments in relation to organizational mission and strategic plan.Represented Lubbock business community and organization with elected officials and government officials.

Coordinated media and public relations as well as issues management related to farm policy for organization representing sorghum farmers across the U.S. Promoted research findings and marketable attributes of sorghum. Worked with state associations and state sorghum checkoff organizations to advance collective interests and raise profile of sorghum.

Supervised Texas-grown food and fiber promotion and marketing, agribusiness development and related agriculture and economic development programs and staff in an 83-county territory north of a line from Brownwood to El Paso. Worked with food and fiber farm organizations, commodity organizations, handlers and processors to promote products for domestic and export markets.

Lubbock, Texas, United States

Communicated organizational objectives, opportunities and successes to farmer owners. Conducted spot and futures cotton market analysis weekly and provided written and broadcast market updates to producers.