Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson, Jr., is Superintendent Emeritus of the San Mateo Union High School District, where he also served as Director of Human Relations, Assistant Principal, Principal, Director of Personnel, and Associate Superintendent of Human Resources-Administrative Services. His career spans forty-five years in service to secondary and higher education, and he began his career as a mathematics teacher. Previously, Johnson served as a member and chair of the Board of Directors for the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. He also served as the Director of Administrative Services and was an instructor at Notre Dame de Namur University. He has chaired more than thirty Western Association of Schools and Colleges accreditation committees and served on many educational and community boards. Presently, Johnson serves on the Board of Provident Credit Union. He earned a BS in mathematics from Southern University in Louisiana and an MA in mathematics from Stanford University.