Ethan Johnson, DPA

Ethan Johnson, DPA, (he/him) has worked across multiple collegiate institutions for more than a decade. He began his career at Georgia Southwestern State University as a student dispatcher and parking ticket writer. Throughout his career, Ethan has worked as a cybercrime investigator, drone program manager, counter-sniper, evidence custodian, firearms instructor, emergency management coordinator, Clery coordinator, and state accreditation manager among other roles.  

 

Most recently at Coastal Pines Technical College, Ethan served at the Cabinet level as a Chief of Police among various other administrative duties. In December of 2024, he completed his Doctor of Public Administration degree at Valdosta State University. He is a graduate of the third session of the FBI National Command Course and completed his master’s degree in public safety administration through Columbus State University at the Georgia Law Enforcement Command College.

  

Throughout his years of service, Ethan has developed working relationships across a multitude of governmental, quasi-governmental and private sector entities. His work in higher education has involved wearing many hats on multifunctional teams across departmental borders. In his previous role, he worked closely with the college IT team on cybersecurity and compliance issues, ensuring systems were working effectively. He also collaborated daily with the college's facilities team on issues such as emergency management, infrastructure planning, maintenance and replacement schedules, and ADA compliance. 

 

Above all, Ethan works daily to educate and develop others and enjoys building meaningful relationships with students, faculty, staff and other campus community stakeholders.