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Susie Johnson

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Policy Operations Specialist and Executive Assistant

United States

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    Susie Johnson joined ICANN as an Executive Assistant in 2013 and now serves the organization as Policy Operations Specialist and Executive Assistant. As a member of the Policy Team, Susie is responsible for providing operations and management services to the Policy Development Team and the SO-AC (Community) Secretariats. Prior to joining ICANN, Susie served as a Marketing Coordinator at Cook Brown LLP and as a Marketing and Communications Consultant for Rockwood Communications Counsel. She has over 20 years' experience in the legal field and held the position of Legal Secretary at Pillsbury Winthrop LLP for an extended period of time. In addition to speaking English, Susie is conversant in Spanish.

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