Johnson named APG News assistant editor

By Rachel Ponder, APG NewsOctober 21, 2013

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - The APG Garrison Public Affairs Office is pleased to announce that longtime APG News contract photojournalist, Yvonne Johnson, has been promoted to the position of Assistant Editor of the APG News. Johnson's promotion took effect Oct. 14.

An employee of the Baltimore Sun Media Group, Johnson will supervise BSMG contract photojournalist Rachel Ponder, contract page designer Molly Blosse and a second contract photojournalist who will replace Johnson, yet to be hired.

Johnson has been on the APG News staff since 1999. A native of Long Island, N.Y., she retired from the Army in 1994, and obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Arts from Austin Peay State University in 1998. Since joining the APG News staff she has won or contributed to more than a dozen awards from the Maryland, Delaware & D.C. Press Association; the Department of the Army Keith L. Ware journalism awards competition, and from the U.S. Army Installation Management Command.

Garrison Chief of Public Affairs, Kelly Luster, said the staff could not be more pleased about Johnson's promotion.

"Yvonne has worked long and hard for this well deserved promotion," he said. "We're very fortunate to have her skills and experience on our news staff and we're excited about what she brings to its future as the assistant editor."

"She has great ideas to add to upcoming changes on tap for the APG News that will make it a fresher and more vibrant publication for APG readers. Stay tuned."