Speaker Biography: Chuck Johnson

Charles “Chuck” Johnson is the Chief Operating Officer and Vice President for the National Council For Adoption (NCFA) and the Director of the Infant Adoption Awareness Training Initiative. In his current position with NCFA, Mr. Johnson is responsible for coordinating efforts among member agencies and professionals involved in national and global adoption advocacy. He is the primary editor of NCFA’s highly rated Consider the Possibilities curriculum. He is also the project manager and editor of the Intercountry Adoption Journey: Hague-Compliant Training from NCFA, a Web-based training for prospective adoption parents that promotes the learning objectives required by the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption. Prior to joining NCFA, Mr. Johnson served 17 years with a licensed child-placing agency in Alabama, including eight years as its executive director. He was a consultant and on-camera participant to Hallmark Entertainment’s A Family for Li. His recent citations include CNN International, USA Today, Newsweek, the New York Times, and Family News in Focus. Mr. Johnson is a graduate of Auburn University with a degree in Social Work and holds a Masters degree from Birmingham Theological Seminary. He has been a licensed practicing social worker since 1986. He is a father by adoption and lives with his wife and three children in Maryland.