Danita Johnson
1984
First Black woman to be president of Business Operations for the MLS club.
Danita Johnson with over 15 years of experience in the field of sports has accepted and received the position from D.C. United MLS Club as the president of business operations. She is the first black woman to hold the position as the president of the MLS club and the third woman to hold such a role in the history of the league. Danita has broken barriers and built Bridges for minority women in that field. She is now one of the highest-ranking female Club Executives in MLS league history.
As stated by her ” I’ve learned a lot from my time with the WNBA, especially the Los Angeles Sparks organization it is my belief that establishing a winning culture off the field impacts every aspect of the business from fan interactions to community engagement and I am committed to doing Justice for one of the most storied and decorated clubs in American soccer history”.