Ron Johnston
Executive Director
URCA

2914 East Katella Avenue
Suite 202
Orange, CA 92867
(714) 628-3916
www.urca.org


Ron Johnston, PhD, Executive Director of the Union Roofing Contractors Association, brings a wide variety of experience and education to help promote the mission of URCA. He graduated from UCSB with a bachelor's, a master's and a Ph.D. He went directly into teaching the History of Western Civilization at Santa Monica College for 8 years and developed his own curriculum for teaching Russian History.

From there, Johnston went to work for Jerry Buss, owner of the Forum and the Los Angeles Lakers. Buss also owned the Los Angeles Kings at that time. Johnston came on board with the Forum as Vice President of Special Projects. For the next eight years he was the Forum's spokesperson for any involvement with the non-profit organizations which Dr. Buss supported including the March of Dimes, the United Negro College Fund, and the United Way.

He was then hired on as President and CEO of the California Asphalt Pavement Industry. Johnston developed a strong background in construction as he spent the next eight years involved with regulatory and legislative affairs that affected the construction industry.

He was then recruited by the International Right of Way Association as Vice President of Marketing. This non-profit organization with 11,000 individual members in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, and Australia, acquired the land and clearing title for new freeway, railroad, utility, and any multi-property rights-of-way. IRWA provided professional programs for members in land appraisals, acquisition/negotiation, engineering, environmental law, real estate law, property management, and relocation assistance.

Most recently, Johnston has been involved with independent consulting for association management and also worked in financial services with New York Life and New England Financial.

"Working in Association Management allows me the opportunity to network with many different organizations," Johnston said. "I am continually interacting with non-profit organizations both professionally and personally. I am still actively involved with the March of Dimes and have also been introduced to a wonderful organization-- the Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC)," Dr. Johnston added.

Every Saturday and Sunday for several years, Johnston has played basketball with an unofficial league for "older guys" in the city of Orange. He also plays golf and tennis, but his favorite past-time, he admits, is spending time with his ten-year-old daughter, Kylie.

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