Coach Johnson grew up in Rapid City, South Dakota where she played high school basketball and competed in high school track. She attended South Dakota State University where she was a member of the track and field team and a Strength and Conditioning All American. While completing her Masters at Northern State University she was an assistant coach for the track and field team. Coach Johnson worked in Mitchell, South Dakota as a school counselor and coached girls basketball and girls track. She moved to Omaha in June 2019 and coached the Millard West Reserve Girls Basketball team that year. Coach Johnson is a school counselor in the Millard Public School District and is very excited to be in her first year of coaching at Westside.