Austin Area Research Organization
AARO Staff
Ms. Barbara Johnson
AARO Executive Director
Barbara Johnson was named Executive Director of AARO in January 1993. Prior to her current appointment, Barbara held executive positions in the field of health care management. She served as Project Manager - Multi-Institutional Systems Development for the Massachusetts Hospital Association (1980 - 1984), Manager of the Neurology Division of the Brigham and Women's Hospital, a 720 bed teaching hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School and the Harvard-Longwood-VA Neurology Training Program (1984 - 1986); and Business Manager of the Maine-Dartmouth Family Practice Residency Training Program (1986 - 1988). She earned an M.B.A. with honors from Boston University.
Ms. Johnson is a member of the Executive Committee of the Central Texas Indicators Project, the Industry Representative to the Region K Water Planning Group, and member of the City of Austin/LCRA Water Partnership Stakeholders Committee. In 2001, she served as a member of the Travis County Bonds Citizens Advisory Committee. Ms. Johnson is a former Senior Warden and active in several ministries of St. Michael's Episcopal Church.