Erik Johnson Gives His Personal Profile

 Erik Johnson gave his personal profile to the Excelsior rotary Club on March 3, 2009.

Erik is the older of two brothers and was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His family moved to the Twin Cities when he was pre-school, and he attended school in, and graduated from, St Louis Park. He received an athletic scholarship to Golden Valley Lutheran College but found that the college was closing before he would start. Augsburg College in Minneapolis offered to honor Golden Valley Lutheran's scholarships, so Erik attended Augsburg under an academic scholarship.

He joined an army reserve unit and much to his surprise, the unit was activated. His unit specialized in psychological warfare and he surveyed enemy prisoners about the effectiveness of various tactics used by our army. He also served for 12 years as a police officer in the city of Maple Grove.

His building company is named Archer Designs. The name comes from his hobby and interest in bow hunting. The company has a model home on display near the Arboretum.

Erik is married, and he and Laura live in Maple Grove. He has relatives in Rotary, and he joined our club specifically because of our strong STRIVE Program.                        (Story Written by Tad Shaw)