Executive Diversion

SWFL nonprofit exec takes center stage with dramatic side gig

Horizon Foundation Executive Director Bill Johnson's advice for people who try acting is wise counsel for any endeavor. "Anything is possible," he says. "If you don’t try it, you’ll never know."

Horizon Foundation Executive Director Bill Johnson Jr. acted in high school and college but hasn't gotten on stage from 30 years prior to the past year.
Horizon Foundation Executive Director Bill Johnson Jr. acted in high school and college but hasn't gotten on stage from 30 years prior to the past year.
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Bill Johnson Jr., 51, executive director of the Horizon Foundation. Johnson took on that role at the nonprofit that funds the efforts of the Horizon Council in November 2022, after stints at the Cape Coral Construction Industry Association and Chamber of Commerce of Cape Coral. The council is a public-private board established in 1991 to advise Lee County commissioners on economic development. 


 

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