Jessica Johnson
Jessica Johnson is deputy director of the Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective. She previously founded Groundwork Co-Creative, a consultancy that supported progressive organizations, and served as deputy director and pro bono program director of the Texas Fair Defense Project in Austin. After graduating from Texas Law, Jessica worked as a Justice Center Fellow at SafePlace, where she provided legal services to shelter residents and conducted outreach to Austin’s African American community. She later spent several years as a staff attorney with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid in Austin.
At Texas Law, Johnson participated in the Criminal Defense Clinic, the Children’s Rights Clinic, and the Domestic Violence Clinic. She clerked for the Texas Civil Rights Project, the Travis County Mental Health Public Defender, Disability Rights Texas, and the Texas Advocacy Project, all in Austin.