The Federal Managers Association elected Renee Johnson, an active leader within the organization and 26-year veteran of federal employment, to lead the national advocacy group as its new national president.

Johnson previously served in the FMA as director of Region 2, which encompasses 11 states in the Southeast. Before that, Johnson held the chapter 21 presidency, during which she helped to initiate the Wounded Warriors’ Federal Leave Act in 2015 and won the FMA Gil Guidry Award for outstanding chapter president in 2011.

“For many years federal employees have weathered near-constant attacks by many in Congress, coupled with pay freezes, minimal raises, furloughs and sequestration,” Johnson said, in a release. “On top of the stress this places on individuals’ personal lives, it has also meant we have fewer and fewer employees doing evermore work. I will stand strong on behalf of federal managers and make sure the highest levels of government hear not only their concerns, but also their ideas for streamlining efforts and cutting costs where we can without hurting agencies’ missions.”

The FMA is an organization that addresses issues pertinent to federal managers, executives and retirees. The organization advocates in Congress, publishes newsletters and other resources to help federal managers be more informed and successful, and sponsor conferences and training events. The FMA was formed in 1913

Johnson is filling the vacancy left by Patricia Niehaus, who led the organization for 6 years and was the first woman elected to the presidency of the FMA.

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