Randy Johnson
Executive Director, Emily Griffith Technical College

Prior to taking on the role of Executive Director, Randy Johnson was the regional instructional superintendent for early childhood education to 12th grade for the central region of Denver Public Schools. He joined Denver Public Schools in 2008 as the principal of CEC Middle College (now Early College) and has served as deputy director, instructional superintendent and executive director of the Office of Post-Secondary Readiness, the Pathways Network and Extended Learning Programs.

Before coming to Denver Public Schools, Johnson served as a high school principal in Jeffco Public Schools and as a middle school principal in Englewood Schools. He is also licensed in Colorado as a Career and Technical Education Director and has completed numerous professional trainings, including the CEMETS Institute on apprenticeships, the Harvard Institute for Superintendents and District Leaders and Instructional Rounds in Education, and he has earned two “Batons” for instructional training through the Relay Graduate School.

Johnson is proud of having directly contributed to the success of Denver Public Schools in improving performance, increasing graduation rates, decreasing dropout rates, building a nationally recognized network of high quality small schools designed to serve the most at-risk students, and helping to adopt and implement new graduation requirements, which redefine the high school experience.

Johnson was born, raised and later served as a teacher, assistant principal and principal in New Mexico, before moving to Colorado with his family in 2001. A proud, first generation graduate from Eastern New Mexico University, where he earned his Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree and Master’s in Education.

Johnson lives with his wife, Aimee, who is currently a kindergarten teacher. He has two amazing kids: Rigby, a graduate student at Metro State University, and Claire, a recent graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder, and a far less amazing dog, Ginger.