PLC Podcast - Donna Johnson - Corporate Counsel at Allstate by Loyola Academy published on 2020-09-23T21:58:22Z Donna Johnson, a Loyola parent of the class of 2012, is a Corporate Attorney whose role at Allstate Insurance Company revolved around counseling business leaders strategically and developing the implementation of compliance and regulatory programs. In this podcast, she discusses her climb to the top as a woman of color and how she balanced an extremely successful career while raising a family. Hear her candid answers to how she achieved success and what work she thinks still needs to be done to gain equity in the workplace. Segmented Timeline 2:00 - Donna's Background + Early Career (Must Listen) 4:05 - Overcoming adversity as an African American woman in the field of law (Must Listen) 9:38 - Being an advocate for your child (Must Listen) 6:29 - How faith lead to enrolling her children in faith based education (Must Listen) 15:09 - Advice to Alumni (Must Listen) 18:35- How field of law as evolved for people of color (Must Listen) 25:12- Raising children in a predominantly white community (Must Listen) 32:33 - Advice for women that aspire to have a successful career and raise a family (Must Listen) 36:08 - Lessons learned as a Black single mother (Must Listen) 38:40 - Side note to the nonblack Catholic Community (Must Listen) 42:38 - Finding Self Confidence and Self Worth (Must Listen) 45:25 - Understanding value as a professional (Must Listen) 48:58 - Professional Role Models (Must Listen) 54:36 - Recommended books (Must Listen) 56:25- Quote on a Billboard (Must Listen) 58:29 - Closing Thoughts (MUST LISTEN) Genre Alumni Engagement