A native of Brooklyn, New York, Dr. D’Ann V. Johnson is a licensed and ordained minister with extensive experience in the marketplace and ministry. She has earned a B.A. in Biblical Education, an M.A. in Christian Education, and a D. Min. with a concentration in Discipleship and Leadership.

In 1994, she left a corporate position as a course developer and executive trainer to assume a full-time position with New Covenant Christian Ministries, the church she co-founded with her husband in 1991. Her current position as Executive Pastor includes sharing in the teaching and preaching rotation and overseeing the church’s staff and business operations. Beyond her church duties, Dr. D’Ann expresses her commitment to the educational community by serving on the Board of Trustees of Beulah Heights University in Atlanta, Georgia. She has also been a guest instructor at Luther Rice Seminary, teaching Church Administration & Management.

As she is affectionately known, Dr. D’ has expanded her ministry impact as the founder and president of three distinct organizations: Overflow Ministries, designed to disciple, strengthen, and encourage women in their life call and purpose; Administrative Resource Consultants, developed to support churches in business operations and administrative staff training, and Psalmist & Scribe Publishing, dedicated to promoting the gospel message through inspirational writing. In addition to her blogs and devotionals, her published works include a devotional guide, Notes from My Bible, and the books Keys to a Leader’s Success, What to Do When You’re Going Through, and The Seasons of a Woman’s Life. In December 2023, her first devotional submission was accepted and will appear in A Cloud of Witnesses, the 2025 Black History Month Compilation of The Voices Collection of Our Daily Bread.

Dr. D’ is a woman who maintains a consistent life of devotion and a solid walk with the Lord. She is a loving wife to Pastor Billy R. Johnson and a devoted mother to their adult son and beloved daughter-in-law. An inspiring and well-respected servant, this woman willingly shares her gifts with the body of Christ. Whether ministering God’s Word, training church leaders, teaching administrative principles, or expressing herself through writing, Dr. D’Ann Johnson works diligently to share with others the keys to doing the work of the ministry in excellence.