Jason William Johnson
Director of Entrepreneurship
The Chicago Urban League Entrepreneurship is headed by Jason Johnson. As Director, Jason manages the day to day operations of the Entrepreneurship Center and guides the strategic direction of the center, which serves 500 clients a year. Prior to becoming Director of Entrepreneurship, Jason served as a Entrepreneurship Program manager for the Chicago Urban League Entrepreneurship Center for three years. In this role, he was the primary instructor for the nextSTEP business launch program, and the nextCONNECTION technology integration program which launched in 2015. Through the nextCONNECTION program, Jason has provided intensive technology training to over 60 businesses. Jason also launched the Chicago Urban League Entrepreneurship Center’s #TechAroundTown event series while in the role of Entrepreneurship Program Manager.
Prior to joining the Chicago Urban League, Jason was founder and principal consultant of Identity Engineers, a boutique business development and organizational development firm located in the Chicago Loop for 5 years. He also founded Konveau, a technology company that uses personality type and personal interests to help people connect at social gatherings. Jason is a doctoral candidate in Organizational Leadership and holds a Masters in Industrial Organizational Psychology. His dissertation will explore the impact of personality type on the networking behavior of executives.
Jason has served as Educational Advisory Board Secretary for IAEOU, an online entrepreneurship incubator and training program for small business owners in Chicago and Amman, Jordan. He is also the current Central Region Vice President for National Urban League Young Professionals and a Past President of the Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League, a chapter of the National Urban League Young Professionals. Jason has also previously served as the Metropolitan Board’s Vice President and Personal & Professional Development Chair.
Quentella Enty
Supplier Diversity Program Manager
The following text is placeholder known as “lorem ipsum,” which is scrambled Latin used by designers to mimic real copy. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed sit amet est molestie, lobortis lorem vel, vestibulum nisl.
Franchon Greenfield
Entrepreneurship Program Associate
The following text is placeholder known as “lorem ipsum,” which is scrambled Latin used by designers to mimic real copy. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed sit amet est molestie, lobortis lorem vel, vestibulum nisl.
Sandra Brinston
Entrepreneurship Program Assistant
The following text is placeholder known as “lorem ipsum,” which is scrambled Latin used by designers to mimic real copy. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed sit amet est molestie, lobortis lorem vel, vestibulum nisl.