Johnson Scholarship Foundation Welcomes Two New Board Members

The Johnson Scholarship Foundation is pleased to welcome Cathy Yanosik and Khari Garvin to the Foundation’s board of directors.

Yanosik (left) is a dedicated philanthropic leader with an extensive background in education, poverty reduction, and healthcare. Yanosik has held executive fundraising roles in several organizations.

She was most recently President of the Toronto French School Foundation. Prior to this she held senior roles in several Canadian universities, a national charity and healthcare including vice president of philanthropy at St. Michael’s Hospital Foundation, vice president and chief development officer at Pathways to Education Canada, senior vice president of the York University Foundation, associate director in the University of Toronto’s Department of Alumni and Development, and manager of faculty development and capital projects at Queen’s University. She holds a B.A. (Hons) in politics from Queen’s University and has been recognized nationally as a recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE).

Garvin is a national leader with over 20 years of senior executive experience in early childhood education, human services, and policy across government and nonprofit sectors. He has modeled service at the local, state, and national levels. Garvin was appointed by President Biden to serve as the director of the Office of Head Start at the Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Khari earned an M.Ed. from Southern Illinois University and a B.A. in psychology from Emory University. He and his wife Leslie have been married for 22 years, and they live in North Carolina.