Member Spotlight: Dr. Naomi Johnson Booker

Naomi Johnson Booker is an educator and club board member.

Dr. Naomi Johnson Booker
Company or organization: Global Leadership Academies

Title: CEO

Civic involvements:

First Tee Philadelphia -Board Member
Philadelphia Charters for Excellence-Founder & Board Member
Mann Music Center- Board Member
Belmont Mansion-AWHS- Board President
Alpha Kappa Alpha- Member

Why did you decide to join the Club’s board?
To be an active member and learn about Philadelphia

What’s your favorite thing about the work you do?
Changing the lives of children and generations

What are some words to live by that you value?
“Live your life like it’s golden.”
“Look at cup half full not half empty.”
“If I can help someone, my life won’t be in vain.”
“I try to live my life out loud.”

What books are on your nightstand right now (or ... open on your Kindle)?
”While Justice Sleeps” by Stacey Abrams
”The Truths We Hold” by V.P.K. Harris
”You Got Anything Stronger?” By Gabrielle Union

What’s one of your guilty pleasures (food, show, book type, activity)?
Golf, Golf, Golf

If you could choose one hero from history to have dinner with, who would it be and why?

Harriet Tubman - Her strength and drive to change lives

What’s your favorite Philly spot and why?

Downtown theater - love the theater for entertainment and inspiration

What’s one bad habit of Philadelphia as a community - or Philadelphians as a species - that drives you crazy?

Not voting in local elections