Virginia Johnson Email & Phone Number

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Fuquay-Varina, Nc

Coworking spaces are utilized to reduce overhead costs associated with traditional offices, but in addition, Fuquay Coworking provides a unique working environment for professionals, entrepreneurs, and startups, where the focus is centered around creativity, productivity, and collaboration.Members are part of a community of like-minded individuals, startup businesses, and nonprofits. Emphasis is placed on the "hometown" atmosphere of our entrepreneurial community, and the support from the Town of Fuquay and the Chamber of Commerce continue to contribute to our thriving membership.GOOD ideas come from open-minded entrepreneurs, but GREAT ideas are the ones enhanced through the feedback and expertise of other creators."Work. Play. Create... in Fuquay."www.FuquayCoworking.com

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Empowered Ideas is a consulting firm that specializes in marketing, communications, social media, professional development and sustainability strategies for businesses and non-profits.We truly believe that by building strong and cohesive teams within organizations, and training them to adopt the latest business, communications, marketing strategies and tactics -- businesses will mature to better serve their patrons and their community as a whole.

North Carolina, United States

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

LinkedIn Live Raleigh (LLR) is a bi-monthly business networking event run by James Wong and Virginia Johnson.LLR aims to help LinkedIn members in the Triangle area, deepen the connections they have on the site, and to build new connections in the real world that can expand their LinkedIn network and their opportunities.In addition, LLR carries a long-standing tradition of community giving, by featuring a charity at each and every networking event. All donations collected at events are given to the selected 501(c)(3) nonprofits.Special guest speakers further enhance the quality and value of networking events, as LLR caters to a wide variety of Triangle area business professionals seeking to build and maintain connections and relationships.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Member of the Marketing Committee for the United Way of the Greater Triangle, which brings together local partner agencies, nonprofits, government volunteers and experts in Durham, Johnston, Orange and Wake counties to focus on lasting changes to key issues.

North Carolina

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Serve as a contractor for the NC Department of Health and Human Services as the state-wide coordinator for the Strategic Prevention Framework-State Incentive Grant and Strategic Prevention Enhancement Federal Initiatives. Responsibilities include: • Serving as a liaison and ensuring communication between state, regional and local officials, contractors and providers• Completing federal reporting requirements• Supporting efforts to build substance abuse prevention capacity and sustainability through training, technical assistance and resource coordination across the state

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

Oversee the local Outdoor Adventure Learning Center and Safe and Drug Free Schools and Community programs and provide technical assistance to substance abuse prevention service programs and coalitions across Eastern North Carolina. Responsibilities include:• Budgeting and Grant Management• Programmatic and Staff Scheduling• Developing and tracking staff training to ensure staff were compliant with both the ropes challenge course industry and the substance abuse prevention standards• Marketing services• Research and Training in needs assessment, capacity building, strategic planning, effective implementation, evaluation, sustainability and cultural competence• Organize, promote and implement evidence-based substance abuse prevention programs• Maintain collaborative partnerships with private and public schools, faith communities, public housing, social service agencies, after-school programs and youth recreational centers and camps• Coordinate, organize, promote and implement evidence-based substance abuse prevention programs• Develop and facilitate staff trainings• Facilitate corporate teambuilding groups; and assist with grant writing and budget management.Coordinate information distribution and community education events• Provide customized trainings in team-building, communication, decision-making, refusal skills and healthy alternatives• Maintain current statistics and trends relating to substance abuse• Represent the agency on Community Coalitions and collaborative efforts throughout the tri-county area and Eastern NC

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

Provide administrative, coordinative, and programmatic supervision, including marketing for the Outdoor Adventure Learning Center. Responsibilities include:• Fiscal and Grant Management• Marketing services • Developing and maintaining partnerships with adventure organizations, non-profits, corporate organizations, government agencies and schools • Recruiting, selecting, hiring and scheduling qualified staff• Program scheduling and coordination • Facilitating customized experiential learning courses on teambuilding, communication, decision-making, trust, breaking down silos and increasing effectiveness. • Developing and tracking staff training to ensure compliance with both the ropes challenge course industry and the substance abuse prevention standards• Maintaining a 17 acre challenge course and ensuring all elements and equipment consistently met safety standards

North Carolina

Duties include:• Planning, promoting, organizing and leading adventure trips; • Guiding various groups from high risk youth to corporate leaders through experiential activities and ropes challenge course elements to develop a variety of individual and group skills; • Teaching climbing skills and belay workshops; • Overseeing climbing wall activity; • Planning and leading summer day camp programs; • Promoting Adventure Program activities and philosophies.