Rukiya Curvey Johnson

Rukiya Curvey Johnson serves as Executive Director of REACH and Vice President of Community Health Equity where she spearheads transformational education, workforce development and health equity programs to positively impact young people and the community at large.

Curvey Johnson previously served as executive director of STEM and strategic initiatives at Chicago Public Schools, where she led the development and execution of the district’s K-12 STEM strategy and the design of the CPS STEM Standards for Success. As champion and architect of a strategy to increase success for underrepresented students in STEM-related fields, she also led the district’s Early College STEM initiative to successfully graduate its first students with dual high school diplomas and associate degrees in information technology.

Curvey Johnson is a member of the Chicagoland Healthcare Workforce Collaborative Steering Committee, the West Side United Education Steering Committee and several Chicago Public Schools advisory groups, and is a board member of Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center. With a commitment and passion for providing equitable access to high-quality education and career opportunities, Curvey-Johnson believes in the power of collective action to make a difference for our youth and the communities we serve.

Curvey Johnson earned her MBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia.