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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: August 18, 2020
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Linda Smith, City Manager
SUBJECT: Introduction of Commander of Camp Parks, Lieutenant Colonel Serena D.
Johnson
Prepared by: Cierra Fabrigas, Executive Aide
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The new Commander of Camp Parks, Lieutenant Colonel Serena D. Johnson will be
introduced.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Welcome Lieutenant Colonel Serena D. Johnson.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
The new Commander of Camp Parks, Lieutenant Colonel Serena D. Johnson,
who started June 19, 2020, will be introduced. LTC Johnson will also provide the City
Council with a brief report on the activities at Camp Parks.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
None.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. LTC Serena D. Johnson Biography
LTC Serena D. Johnson
LTC Johnson is a native of Anderson, South Carolina. She is a graduate of the
University of South Carolina-Spartanburg where she received a Bachelor of
Science in Economics and Finance in 1991. She received a Masters of Business
of Administration from Clemson University in 1996. She obtained the rank of Staff
Sergeant, E-6, prior to becoming a commissioned officer. She was commissioned
as a 2nd Lieutenant through the South Carolina Army National Guard Palmetto
Military Academy Officer Candidate School in 1998. LTC Johnson joined the
Active Guard Reserve (AGR) program in 2007. Prior to joining the Active Guard
Reserve program, LTC Johnson was a Senior Cost Analyst with Lockheed Martin
in Greenville, South Carolina.
Her military education includes Basic Training, Administration Specialist Course, Personnel
Administrative Specialist Course, Personnel Records Specialist Course, Primary Leader
Development Course (PLDC), Basic Non-Commissioned Officer Course (BNCOC), Co/DET Pre-
Command Course, Unit Commander’s Course, Adjutant General Officer Basic Course, Adjutant
General Captain’s Career Course, Combined Arms Exercise (CAX) Course, Intermediate Level
Education (ILE) Course, the Inspector General Course, the Advance Operations Course (AOC), and
the Installation Management Command Pre-Command Course. She is currently enrolled in the
Army War College (AWC), Department of Distance Education (DDE).
LTC Johnson assignments include Personnel Administrative Specialist, HHD/2/323/1 Brigade,
Clemson, SC; Personnel NCO, HHD, 2/323/1st Brigade, Clemson, SC; Personal Administration
Sergeant, HHD, 1st Brigade (IET), 108th DIV (IT) Clemson, SC; Assistant Chemical Officer, HHB
263rd ADA Brigade, Anderson, SC; Platoon Leader, 449th AG Co (Postal), Brevard, NC; Unit
Mobilization Officer, 449th AG Co (Postal), Brevard, NC; Battalion S-1, 391 Engineer Battalion,
Greenville, SC; Rear Detachment Commander, A Co 3rd Battalion, 323rd Regiment 1st Brigade (BC)
Clemson, SC; HHD Commander, 360th REPL Battalion (CONUS), Fort Bliss, TX; Company
Commander, 482nd AG REPL Company, Fort Benning, GA; Personnel Actions Officer, First Army,
Fort Gillem, GA; Training Officer, First Army, Fort Gillem, GA; Team Chief, Acquisition Systems
Team, United States Army Reserve Command G-1, Fort McPherson, GA; G-1 Liaison Officer, Camp
Arifjan, Kuwait; Deputy Secretary General Staff, United States Army Reserve Command; Deputy S-3
(Operations Officer), 4th Brigade/94th Division, Decatur, GA; Deputy Inspector General
(IG); 108th Training Command, Charlotte, NC, and the Force Sustainment Branch (FSB) Chief,
Officer Management Division (OMD, Reserve Personnel Management Directorate (RPMD), Human
Resources Command, Fort Knox, KY. She is currently the Installation Commander for Parks
Reserve Forces Training Area (PRFTA), Dublin, CA.
LTC Johnson awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (6th Award); Army
Commendation Medal; Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (4th Award); National Defense
Service Medal (2nd Award); Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Non-Commissioned Officer
Professional Development Ribbon (2); Armed Forces Reserve Medal “M” Device; Army Service
Ribbon; Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (2); Overseas Ribbon.
LTC Johnson has two children, D’Anthony, 21 and Casi, 17, and a dog Laila, 4.