Avery Johnson

Avery Johnson, longtime vice mayor of Cleveland, has announced he will retire in May. Johnson has spent 22 years as Cleveland’s vice mayor and has served on the Cleveland City Council since 1993. Johnson also retired after 44 years of service to Maytag Cooking Products in Cleveland. He is a past district director of the Tennessee Municipal League and on the regional board of the Southeast Tennessee Development District, in addition to serving on numerous boards and commissions. The city of Cleveland honored Johnson’s long service to the community with the naming of Avery Johnson Park near the Blythe-Bower Elementary School, the first park in the city named after an African American.