Cleveland Clinic announced the appointment of Vickie Eaton Johnson as the global health system’s inaugural Chief Community Officer.

Johnson joined Cleveland Clinic in 2014 as senior director of Government and Community Relations. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic, Johnson was executive director of the Fairfax Renaissance Development Corp. from 1997-2014. She also served in the City of Cleveland’s Department of Community Development.

Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Baldwin Wallace College, and a master’s degree in public administration from Cleveland State University’s Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs. Currently, she is pursuing a Ph.D. in urban studies and public affairs, also from Cleveland State. She expects to complete that degree later this year.