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## Helen Price Johnson

### State Director for Washington

A third-generation small business owner, Helen Price Johnson has worked statewide advocating for rural places, and people.

Joining USDA in January 2022, she previously served three terms as an Island County Commissioner; is a past president of the Washington State Association of Counties, a two-term member of the South Whidbey School Board and a member of the Board of Directors of the Whidbey Community Foundation. Helen was recognized as a Hometown Hero by the South Whidbey Record in 2004.

She and her husband live on Whidbey Island. They have four grown children, and five adorable grandchildren.