Cherie Johnston, B.S., M.B.A.

Chief Executive Officer

Cherie Johnston holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with a dual emphasis in International Business and in Economics. Also, she earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with concentration in International Business from Chapman University. During her studies, Cherie completed extensive travel to both Brazil and Mexico, while also obtaining the equivalency of a minor in the Arabic language.

For over eleven years, Cherie worked as a Senior Business Analyst for Panasonic Avionics, within Aerospace. In this capacity, Cherie developed expertise in the arena of Global Business and in Foreign Affairs. Further, Cherie served as President of the U.S. Veterans Business Program for ten Panasonic North American companies for over 2 years.

Previously, Cherie worked within International Operations, specializing in the export of U.S. goods worldwide. Closer to the start of Cherie’s career within International, she spent almost a year interning with the U.S. Department of Commerce, earning an International Trade Certification. Next, she spent a year interning for Congressman Ed Royce during his tenure as Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade. Following the internship, Cherie was asked to continue to work on his campaign through a Political Consulting firm. ,/p>

Over 15 years ago, Cherie Co-founded Military Children’s Charity (MCC) with her son Isaiah, to acknowledge and recognize the repeated sacrifices of U.S. Military Children. Today, Cherie remains the organization’s dedicated Chief Executive Officer. To date, MCC has distributed nearly 140,000 gifts of appreciation to U.S. Military Families, she leads a Bereavement Program which has served over 3 dozen families and MCC has received over thirty recognitions from the Department of Defense (DoD). Further, in this capacity, Cherie resettled 17 VIP Afghans into the United States following our nation’s withdraw from Afghanistan.

Cherie has spent over three decades around the DoD, and through her non-profit activities, she has worked in close support of every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. Cherie has been a Community Partner to the U.S. Army for 6 years. Further, Cherie served 4 years on the board of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Katuktu Chapter, and a year as the STEM Program Director for the Orange County Chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Lastly, for 6 years, Cherie has been a member of the Space Propulsion Synergy Team (SPST), (sponsored by NASA), where she co-authored a long-term national space plan.

Cherie is from Southern California, but has also lived in Northern and Central California, Colorado, Nevada, and Michigan. She currently resides in the Washington DC area, and her family maintains a ranch in the California desert.