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Carol Johnson has been named the first civil rights officer for the City of Austin.
“I’m honored to be appointed as the City of Austin’s first civil rights officer and I look forward to the challenges and opportunities ahead in leading the city’s Civil Rights Office toward providing racial and social equity and inclusion for Austin residents,” Johnson said in a news release.
Johnson has almost two decades of experience in public administration and executive governance. She has previously served as executive director of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission. Her other roles have included chair of the Arkansas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, civil rights director for the State of Oregon, and director for the programs and compliance branch of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Johnson will begin her position as civil rights officer on Feb. 16.
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