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Learn more about Jay Johnson our new Training Administrative Support Specialist at the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy!

What is your job title, and what will you be doing?

  • I am a Training Administrative Support Specialist

Tell us about your education and/or work experience prior to joining the MNCWTA.

  • I have a BA in English and I come from a background of office management in both optical and mental health!

How long have you been working in your field?

  • I have been in various office positions for 20 years.

What do you enjoy most about your work?

  • I most enjoy feeling like what I do matters or makes the world better.

What are you most passionate about professionally?

  • I'm most passionate about feeling like my work helps people, and isn't just about making a company more money.

What are you most passionate about personally?

  • I love animals, and have 2 rescue dogs and 2 cats.

What are you surprisingly good at? (or what do you wish you were good at)?

  • I like to draw, I have a kind of cartoony style and draw digitally!

What do you like to do outside of work?

  • I enjoy drawing, reading, writing, as well as watching TV and playing video games. I also like to bike and rollerblade. I love spending time with my wife and our pets.

What else should we know about you?

  • I like to think I'm funny but others might incorrectly disagree.