Lisa Johnson is the Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs for the North Dakota University System. Her work is concentrated in program approval, policy and procedures, transfer and articulation, and matters that affect the health, moral and well-being of the system’s 44,000 students. She serves as the University System’s liaison to councils, task forces, internal and external advisory groups, and several collaborative interagency partnerships.

Lisa began her undergraduate studies at Minot State University while serving in the United State Air Force. She completed associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees from the College of Business at Minot State University and has continued her studies at the doctoral level in Institutional Analysis at North Dakota State University.

She served as a university registrar at Minot State University for six years and was instrumental in planning and transitioning to the current student information system before joining the University System in 2009.