As Director of Program Operations at Artists For Humanity, Lorraine Johnson oversees AFH’s creative services, providing creative studio management, business development, and overall programming as it relates to AFH’s mission and Youth Arts Enterprise business model. For 15+ years, Johnson lived and worked internationally to support the development of artisan businesses and craft exporters across Africa. She later headed up Mozambique’s MDGF-funded Culture & Development program, leading from within UNESCO to work with and across 10 government ministries, six UN agencies and both urban and rural communities to advance the country’s cultural and creative industries. Johnson is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and received a B.A. in Education from Rhode Island College and an M.A. in International Development under the Program in Intercultural Management from the SIT Graduate Institute.