Born May 13, 1970, Tonya White Johnson, DBA is a wife, mother, professor, business manager, business consultant, life coach, career counselor and coach, mentor and author. Like many young women searching for love in all the wrong places she got married at the very young age of 21 and was divorced three years later. On her own with a little boy her dreams of going back to school was hindered with the real responsibility of taking care of her son. Right out of high school she had gone to a travel school which launched her career as a manager in the hospitality industry, an industry which afforded no time to be able to achieve her long time dream of going back to school to complete her degree. The years that followed were filled with disappointment after disappointment and most certainly a coming of age for a young girl with dreams and aspirations. After marrying the perceived love of her life and watching it collapse before her eyes. Her years of training had not equipped her for the heartbreak and pain that came from loving others more than she loved herself. As a single mother some lessons were harder than others, and some mistakes were bigger than others. Her life became a rollercoaster as she tried to pick up the pieces of her broken heart and tried to be a good mother to her son. She soon learned that becoming a whole, complete happy individual was a lot harder than anticipated. In 2003, Tonya's life was suddenly turned upside down again. After 10 years her son decided he wanted to live with his newly re-married father. After much tears and prayers she was able to allow her son to learn from a man on how to become a man, and she relinquished him in God's hand. A blessing in disguise Tonya now had the opportunity to go back to school and finish her goals. She began school in the Fall of 2004, working full time and going to school fulltime, taking overloads each semester and throughout the summers, and in the fall of 2006 completed her bachelors degree in business, graduating with honors, summa cum laude. Tonya's mentors immediately encouraged her to go for her MBA. Graduate school was where education became her passion. Tonya graduate with her MBA in 2007, with a 3.9 gpa and continued on with her doctorate the following year, graduating in 2012, earning a 4.0 gpa. Tonya learned at an early age that writing was an outlet and she poured her inner emotions out in poetry and short stories. As a teenager she began writing her life story, with an intuitive understanding that someday she may share it with others battling the same issues as she was. She has learned through many obstacles in life that every phase of life is a learning experience. She understands that circumstances and situations that we label as being bad is "strength straining" and she now proclaims with knowledge that nothing bad ever happened to her. This is the message that she wants to share with people of all ages,in particular young people who are trying to find their way. Tonya's life goal is to be an inspiration and give hope to young people, especially women. She strives to let them know that nothing is impossible and that all of their dreams can come true if they persevere and let nothing get in the way of reaching their goals. She believes that it is her faith in her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that has helped her achieve her dreams thus far and the many goals yet to come. Dr. Johnson hopes to inspire, encourage, and liberate weary souls through instilling the magnificent truth that there is no one greater than YOU!!
