Marti Johnson

About Marti Johnson

I have been managing programs in the nonprofit sector for 15 years. Among my strengths are:* Grants management, both on the grantmaking side as a Foundation Program Officer and on the grantee side, as grant writer and grant-funded program manager* Creating, leading and/or managing a wide range of programs and projects, ranging across conservation, grantmaking, policy roundtables and education for both individuals and organizations, and for both youth and adults* Communication, collaboration and relationship-building, with a long track record of initiating and supporting productive and lasting partnerships among individuals and organizations, including in contexts that were initially in deadlock* Spearheading impactful community consultations and coordination, often in high-conflict, polarized contexts* Designing and leading collective planning and decisionmaking structures, such as serial roundtables for policy discussions, workshops for visioning exercises, board processes for strategic planning* Logistical planning skills, especially in complex and ambiguous environmentsSkills and training: Program Management; Project Management; Exceptional oral and written communication and interpersonal skills; Advanced empathy skills; Over 500 hours training in Nonviolent Communication; Relationship development; Creative problem solving; Teaching and training, with emphasis on experiential learning; Grantmaking / Philanthropy; Participatory decision-making; Grant writing; Proposal and report development and writing; Research; Strong facilitation skills for leading collaborative decisionmaking processes and public/community consultations; Hiring; Contract negotiation; TESOL certificate from UC Santa Barbara

Experience

1. Crisis Counselor

   Felton Institute

   Apr 2023 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   I provide crisis counseling for hotline callers through the Felton Institute, supporting San Francisco Suicide Prevention\'s crisis line, HIV line, and drug relapse line, as well as the national 988 suicide hotline and the San Francisco Department of Public Health\'s Behavioral Health Access line.

Education

• Bay Area Nonviolent Communication (BayNVC)

  Immersion and Leadership Programs, Convergent Facilitation, Coaching Across Racial Microaggressions

  2016 — 2025

• UC Berkeley Extension

  Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Psychology and Counseling

  2019 — 2020

• Westmont College

  BA, English

  1995 — 1999

• University of California Santa Barbara

  TESOL Certificate (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

  2006 — 2006

• Community at Work

  Completed Training in Group Facilitation Skills - Putting Participatory Values Into Practice

• San Francisco State University

  Masters of Science in Counseling, Community Mental Health Counseling, Marriage, Family and Child Counseling, Clinical Counseling

Skills

• Wildlife
• Hospice
• Event Management
• Workshop Facilitation
• Water Quality
• Ecology
• Imagination
• Environmental Education
• Writing
• Proposal Writing
• Sustainability
• Communication
• Crisis Intervention
• Research
• Project Management
• Conservation Issues
• Fundraising
• Regional Planning
• Land Use
• Public Policy
• Conflict Resolution
• Natural Resource Management
• Project Planning
• Teaching
• Crisis Counseling
• Grant Writing
• Web-Based Communication Tools
• Economic Development
• Water
• Analysis
• Land Use Planning
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Environmental Policy
• Sustainable Development
• Social Media
• Grants
• Agriculture
• Emotional Intelligence
• Policy Analysis