NASW Foundation National Programs

NASW Social Work Pioneers^®

Geneva Johnson

Johnson is currently the president and chief executive officer of Family Service America. She received a master's degree from Case Western Reserve University's School of Applied Social Sciences. She has worked in numerous human services positions eventually holding a series of local, state and national posts with the United Way Foundation. At United Way, she helped to set health and welfare policy and was responsible for strategic long-range planning.

She assumed her post with Family Service America in 1983, where she guides policy for the nation's largest family service agency, which establishes the standard for family social services throughout the country.