Manager of East Tampa Community Redevelopment Area
Edward A. Johnson
Edward A. Johnson began his forty-two year public/private career in 1963, by
joining the U. S. Air Force. His twenty-year Air Force career included tours of
duty in Texas, Mississippi, Island of Guam, New York, Florida, Hawaii and
Thailand, prior to his retirement as a Master Sergeant in 1983. His military
career included numerous awards and medals for meritorious service, which
include the Viet Nam campaign.
Following his retirement, Mr. Johnson began attending evening classes at the
University of Tampa while working as a salesman and store manager at the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree
in Business Management in 1987. In 1990, he accepted a position with NCNB
National Bank of Florida, N.A., where his hard work and commitment to community
service were rewarded with the 1995 NationsBank Corporate Leadership Excellence
In Neighborhood Development (LEND) Award for his efforts in East Tampa. He was
employed by SouthTrust Bank for seven years as the West Coast Regional Manager
for Community and Business Development.
Mr. Johnson has been employed as the City of Tampa, Manager for East Tampa
Development for the past three years. He is a past chairman of the Board of
Commissioners for the City of Tampa Housing Authority. A board member of the
Catholic Charities Diocese of St. Petersburg, Florida, board member of
Hillsborough Rural Community Development Corporation, a lifetime board member of
the Florida Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, (FAHRO), member
of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, (NAHRO),
member of the National Organization of African-Americans in Housing (NOAAH) and
member of the Air Force Sergeants Association.
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