DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - GeorgiaChron -- The American Business Women's Association (ABWA) membership elected Dr. Deborah "Dr. DJ" Johnson-Blake, CEO of The Writing Pad, LLC, to the ABWA National Board of Directors as its 2026–2027 National Vice President. The volunteer national board governs ABWA's national bylaws on behalf of members and serves as trustees of the Stephen Bufton Memorial Educational Fund, which supports scholarships.

A member of ABWA's Douglas County Charter Chapter in Douglasville, Georgia, Dr. Johnson-Blake previously served as Chapter President, Best Practices Chair, Chapter Ambassador, and 2025–2026 District I Vice President. She was named ABWA National's 2021 American Business Woman and the 2024 Atlanta Area Council Woman of the Year.

Dr. Johnson-Blake is CEO of The Writing Pad, LLC, providing editing, consulting, professional development, and time-management coaching. She is a keynote speaker, corporate trainer, best-selling author, and award-winning associate professor at Liberty University, where she focuses on servant leadership. She is the author of 52 Time Management H.A.C.K.S.

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Her community service includes roles as Vice Chair of the Hospital Authority Board of Douglas County, a member of the Wellstar Regional Health Board, Board Parliamentarian for the Georgia Association for Women in Higher Education, and a board member of the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce. She was also a 2025 Small Business of the Year finalist.

"I am honored, grateful, and humbled to serve as an ABWA national board member in an executive leadership capacity to help the Association be the premier women's organization, represented in every state across the Nation, providing best-in-class education, leadership development, and community engagement for its members," said Dr. Johnson-Blake.

Founded in 1949, ABWA brings together business women of diverse occupations and provides opportunities for personal and professional growth through leadership, education, networking support, and national recognition. Learn more at www.abwa.org. For the Douglas County Charter Chapter, visit www.abwadccc.org.