Ms. Michelle K. Johnson This is Me

Education

 Web References

1. 1. Ask the Experts

   www.nysccc.org/T-Rarts/askme.h - [Cached]

   Published on: 2/28/2008   Last Visited: 6/2/2008

   Michelle Johnson, MSW
   
   is an African American adult adoptee raised by white parents.She received her master's degree from the University of Minnesota; the topic of her master's thesis was transracial adoption.During her doctoral studies at Syracuse University, she worked for a private agency as an adoption specialist.Michelle is currently the Judicial Volunteer Coordinator for the State of Minnesota's 4th Judicial District Guardian Ad Litem Program.She is also a contractor with the North American Council on Adoptable Children's (NACAC) Harambee Village (monthly parent and child support groups for adopted children of African descent).She was formerly the Recruitment Project Manager and co-trainer of the Transracial Parenting Project curriculum at NACAC.She also worked at Another Choice for Black Children, an adoption agency in Raleigh, NC, and, most recently, was the supervisor of Adoption, Foster Care Licensing and LINKS at Chatham County Social Services in North Carolina.
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   Mr. Raible and Ms. Johnson, thank you so much for providing your insight.
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   I did read that you, Michelle, thought your brother was the best gift your parents ever gave you.

2. 2. NACAC | Board and Staff

   www.nacac.org/about_staff.html - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/16/2005   Last Visited: 5/16/2005

   Michelle Johnson, Minnesota Recruitment Project Manager, michellejohnson@nacac.org

3. 3. Ask The Experts! (new)

   www.nysccc.org/T-Rarts/Asknew. - [Cached]

   Published on: 9/17/2006   Last Visited: 6/2/2008

   Michelle Johnson, MSW
   
   is an African American adult adoptee raised by white parents.Her Masters' thesis at the University of Minnesota was on Transracial Adoption.During her doctoral studies at Syracuse University, she worked as an adoption specialist.She was formerly employed by the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) as the Recruitment Project Manager and co-trainer of the Transracial Parenting Project curriculum.
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   Both of the boys have been with us since infancy, and they are biological siblings . . . Mr. Raible and Ms. Johnson, thank you . . . After we adopted our children (from foster care), I felt like we were just left hanging in mid-air.
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   I did read that you, Michelle, thought your brother was the best gift your parents ever gave you.