Awards

O'Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs Distinguished Alumni Awards - 2003

About Marie C. Johns

Marie C. Johns is the retired Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration in the United States Federal Government. Having retired in 2013 after working at the SBA for 3 years, she previously was the managing member of L & L Consulting, LLC, an organizational effectiveness and public policy consulting practice in Washington, DC, and the former president of Verizon, where she was responsible for the company's $700 million operations, over one million access lines, over 800,000 customers, and nearly 2,000 employees. Ms. Johns was listed as one of the "100 Most Powerful Women" by Washingtonian Magazine.

Johns is a trustee of Howard University, Chair of the Council for Court Excellence, and a member of the Board of Directors for Girl Scouts USA. She received her Bachelor of Science and Master in Public Administration degrees from the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs. She received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Trinity University in Washington, DC.