Previously the Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion for JCPenney, Johnson was instrumental in linking business innovation with Inclusion and Diversity. Her leadership helped the retailer achieve strong rankings on the list of Top 50 Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc and the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index.She was also instrumental in helping the retailer achieve a 96% Net Promoter score for its college recruiting and retentionprograms.
Prior to joining JCPenney, Kelley spent 11 years in the hospitality industry in a variety of leadership roles at Accor Hospitality, a global hotel company with operations in more than 90 countries. At Accor, Johnson was responsible for corporate communications, publicity, crisis management, corporate social responsibility, talent development, diversity management and university relations.
She began her career working for boutique advertising agencies specializing in brand marketing and employment branding for various industries. Johnson is a HoganLead certified executive coach and a graduate of Texas Woman’s University. She has held strategic advisory roles with several organizations, including the Latino Leadership Initiative at SMU Cox School of Business, University of Houston’s Hospitality Industry Diversity Institute andthe University of Florida’s Miller Retail Center.
She leads the college readiness ministry at her church and is a former member of the national board of directors for INROADS, a nonprofit organization transforming lives of underserved youth through corporate internships and leadership development.
