Arisbeth Johnson
“If you want to serve the community, you must first reach people, not numbers.”
Arisbeth is from Morelia, Michoacán, and she studied to obtain a degree in law and a degree in upper secondary education, focusing on social sciences. She was a teacher for 14 years, and then life brought her to the United States. In 2015 she came to Arkansas and before working with AU, she worked at a beauty salon and for a non-profit organization focused on education. In 2018 she joined Arkansas United, and in 2019 she started her emotional health and education program, ALAS. When she is not working, she loves to dance and sing karaoke! Along with reading and always wanting to be learning something new.
She is grateful for the freedom she has and for all the difficulties she has endured in her life because they are what has shaped her and allowed her be able to help other people. She appreciates the fact that she can live in this country, even if she never planned to live here! She is excited to continue helping the immigrant community and for the community to participate more and see its true power. She is also excited to see the Arkansas United team grow and the future of ALAS in knowing that it will be able to help many young people and their parents with their mental health, in a country so different from their countries of origin.