Mona M. Johnson, Ed.D, CDP Mona has a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Washington Tacoma. Currently she is the Director of Student Support at the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, the primary agency charged with overseeing K-12 public education in Washington State. Student Support at OSPI is a resource for school districts and communities regarding a wide array of nonacademic barriers to learning—from bullying to homelessness. Mona provides strategic leadership to this diverse organizational unit and is responsible for integrating and coordinating a variety of initiatives to assist districts and schools in the provision of safe, civil, healthy, and intellectually stimulating environments that foster success for all students. Mona served previously at OSPI as Director of Learning and Teaching Support. Before her appointment at OSPI, Mona served as Executive Director of Health Professions and Facilities at the Washington State Department of Health. Previously, she was Chief of School Behavioral Health at the U.S. Army Medical Command Child, Adolescent, and Family Behavioral Health Office on Joint Base Lewis McChord. Mona also presents, publishes, and consults at the local, state, and national levels in professional wellness, resilience, childhood trauma, substance abuse, and violence prevention.