| Other author/creator | Johns, Marie Annette Collins, 1951- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Johnson, Sandra, 1938-2010 interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Lane, Edgar Carey, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Marie Johns |
| Portion of title |
Honorable Marie Johns |
| Abstract |
Corporate executive Marie Johns was born on August 19, 1951 in Indianapolis, Indiana. She attended Indiana University, completing her B.S. and M.S. degrees in public administration in 1981, in addition to management studies courses at Harvard University and the University of Virginia. Johns served as president of Verizon, Washington, D.C., responsible for multi-million dollar operation. She succeeded in bringing committed members of nonprofit entities and government to form the Washington, D.C. Technology Council in efforts to strengthen education, health care and economic development systems in the District of Columbia. Johns served as a trustee of Howard University. She was on boards for the D.C. Chamber of Commerce, the Economic Club of Washington, and others. The Network Journal named Johns one of the 25 Most Influential Black Women in Business in April 2003. She also served as deputy administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). |
| Credits | Videographer, Edgar Carey Lane. |
| Performer |
Sandra Ford Johnson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2004 March 3. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2004.012 HistoryMakers |
