Elissa Johnson
Crisis Services Specialist

Elissa Johnson has been involved in the movement to end discriminatory and relationship abuse for over six years. She is originally from Southern Illinois where she began her work as a volunteer crisis advocate and went on to work as a Volunteer Coordinator for the same organization. Within domestic violence and rape crisis services, she has also filled the role of prevention educator, crisis worker, policy developer, medical advocate and event organizer. Elissa has consistently kept up her work as a volunteer, providing her skills to GLBT youth and pro-choice organizations.

At OutFront Minnesota, Elissa works in the Anti-Violence Program providing crisis counseling, advocacy and referral to survivors of domestic and sexual violence and GLBT hate crimes. Elissa brings a survivor-centered and option-based approach to counseling and advocacy.