Executive Director
Catherine E. Johnson received her Bachelors of Business Administration, Juris Doctor and Master’s in Higher Education degrees from the University of Iowa. Prior to joining the great team at Disability Rights Iowa, Catherine’s work included serving as the Assistant Dean of Students at St. Louis University School of Law, the Director of Student Legal Services at University of Iowa, and a disability rights attorney at Disability Rights Center of Kansas. Before becoming the Executive Director of DRI, she was the Director of the ADA Resource Center for Equity and Accessibility at the University of Kansas. Catherine has devoted her career to impactful civil rights work on behalf of individuals with disabilities.
