PASTORTUCKER-JOHNSON IS A RETIRED EDUCATOR WITH THE HILSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICT. PASTOR TUCKER-JOHNSON RECEIVED HER BACHELOR’S DEGREE FROMBETHUNE-COOKMAN COLLEGE IN ENGLISH EDUCATION. SHE HOLDS A MASTER’S DEGREE ININSTRUCTION AND CURRICULUM FROM NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY, AND SHE HAS HERDOCTORATE DEGREE IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM NOVA SOUTHEASTERNUNIVERSITY. SHE SERVED AS AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX FOR5 YEARS, AND WORKED AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB EVERY SUMMER FOR 13 YEARS. AFTERWORKING OVER 35 YEARS WITH THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SHE STILLFINDS HER WAY TO VOLUNTEER IN THE SCHOOLS.
DR. JOHNSON IS AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVEIN THE COMMUNITY! SHE HAS MADE NUMEROUS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN HER LIFE, TO INCLUDEBEING CROWNED THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WEAR THE CROWN OF “MISS DAYTONABEACH FLORIDA” IN THE 1980’S, WHERE SHE RECEIVED THE KEY TO THE CITY. SHE WASALSO CHOSEN “MISS HOMECOMING” DURING HER COLLEGE YEARS AT BETHUNE-COOKMAN ANDWENT ON TO BECOME 1ST RUNNER UP TO “MISS BLACK FLORIDA.” DR. JOHNSONIS A FORMER “TAMPA BAY BUCCANEER” CHEERLEADER, AND HAS RECEIVED THE WHO’S WHOAMONG AMERICAN’S TEACHERS AWARD. DR. JOHNSON IS ONE OF 3 CHILDREN. SHE HAS ABROTHER WHO IS THE OVERSEER OF CHRIST OF CALVARY COMMUNITY CHURCH WHERE SHESERVES AS PASTOR, AND DIRECTOR OF THE OUTREACH YOUTH MINISTRY, “MENTORS FORMINISTRY.” SHE HAS ONE SISTER, WHO IS HER TWIN. SHE IS THE WIFE OF ADRIANJOHNSON WHO IS A retired High School P.E. teacher and head basketball coach.She is the mother of 2. DR. JOHNSON AND HER TWIN SISTER BOTH RECEIVED THE DR.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. “UNSUNG HERO” AWARD IN 2003. SHE AND HER TWIN SISTERALSO HAD THE LONGEST RUNNING TELEVISION SHOW ON PUBLIC ACCESS. SHE IS THEPRESIDENT OF THE TAMPA BAY JUNETEENTH COALITION, Vice President of the NationalMiss Juneteenth USA pageant and serves as the state representative for theNational Juneteenth Observance Foundation. Her work in bringing notoriety to theimportance of celebrating Juneteenth does not go unnoticed. She started thefirst Miss Juneteenth pageant here in Tampa and has birthed a Juneteenthambassador program with students of all ages participating in becoming moreeducated on Black History and its roots. She has launched the first Juneteenthsuperhero, “The New Adventures of Juneteena…AKA Crown”. The impact ofthe Juneteenth superhero has manifested into filming, a comic book, studiorecording and more. She submitted her 1st episode of a 10 episodeseries to s Juneteenth film festival where it received honorable mention.
