Child Advocacy Center’s second and longest-serving executive director is scheduled to retire later this year.
Barbara Brown-Johnson, who’s held the job for 19 years, is targeting a Nov. 1 retirement date after informing the nonprofit’s board three years ago about her plans.
“It’s time for me to slow down a little bit. It’s grueling work, quite frankly,” said Brown-Johnson, who leads the nonprofit that works with victims of child abuse and neglect. “I want to get out of the business while I still have my wits about me.”
Brown-Johnson, who
previously owned the Learning Tree preschool for 25 years, took over at CAC for Marion Hancock, who worked on the job for about two years.
The CAC yesterday posted ads
on its website and elsewhere online soliciting applications for the executive director position.
How quickly Brown-Johnson retires will depend on the selected applicant.
“If it’s someone who works in the child abuse world, that transition would be much quicker,” she said.
Since Brown-Johnson’s appointment as director, CAC has expanded its reach to 1,349 children served last year from 150-200 annually. Serving 16 counties, the nonprofit’s 2017 operating budget is just under $2 million, up from $1.5 million in 2016. CAC employs 26 staff members between three locations.
Fundraising last year totaled $734,000, including the
Over The Edge event in June that raised $272,000, Brown-Johnson said. The nonprofit again plans to participate in Over The Edge this year en route to a goal of $760,000 in donations for 2017.
The CAC provides investigative services for children who have been subject to abuse.
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