SRTKA Enterprise Foundation Inc. Leadership & Team

Our leadership team is composed of retired military women veterans, accomplished educators, and seasoned professionals who share one mission: empowering displaced women veterans. With over 84 years of military service and more than 115 years of combined professional and medical expertise, our team holds advanced degrees, including PhDs and MBAs, with roles as professors, directors, deans, auditors, and federal leaders.

Guided by integrity and compassion, we are dedicated to creating safe, supportive, and sustainable pathways where displaced women veterans can heal, rebuild, and thrive.

Together, our leadership team blends military strength, academic excellence, financial stewardship, and heartfelt compassion—all working toward one mission: empowering displaced women veterans to find stability, healing, and hope.

FOUNDER/PRESIDENT/CEO

“We are building more than homes, we are building a community of care for women who have served.”

Dr. Shirley E. Johnson, SGM, USA (Ret.)

Dr. Johnson is the Founder, CEO, and President of SRTKA Enterprise Foundation Inc., where she leads a mission to empower displaced women veterans through sustainable housing and holistic support. A retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major with over 24 years of active-duty service, Dr. Johnson understands the challenges women veterans face—from service-related trauma to family responsibilities—and is dedicated to providing pathways for healing, education, and independence.

She holds a PhD in Organization and Management with a Specialization in Leadership from Capella University and brings over 23 years of academic experience teaching graduate-level business and leadership courses. After her military service, Dr. Johnson continued her public service with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from 2016 to 2021, further deepening her commitment to veteran advocacy and understanding the challenges women veterans face transitioning into civilian life.

A proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Dr. Johnson embodies a legacy of service, scholarship, and sisterhood. Guided by integrity and compassion, she continues to expand SRTKA’s reach—building not just homes, but a community of dignity, stability, and hope for women who have served our nation.