Aaron Leigh Johnson-Horton
Founder, Executive Director
- The Mesh Warrior Foundation for the injured
Professional Information
Aaron Leigh
Johnson-Horton
Founder, Executive Director
The Mesh Warrior Foundation for the injured
Non-Profit
Education, Honors & Awards
University of Texas, Austin
Bachelors Degree in Liberal Arts from the University of Texas, Austin
Public Relations
Yes
Graduate of Leadership America's Class of 2014
Personal Information
United States
Texas
Dallas
Leadership America (2014); Public Speaking Engagements- Stanford University; Medicine X, Small Women's Groups
Yoga; Jogging; Animal Lover
I am very, very happily married and grateful everyday for a husband whom I lovingly refer to as McGeeker. He's the ultimate cross of a computer whiz with McGyver; equal parts braun and brains. I found the love of my life and I'm so, so honored to be his wife. He is the ultimate supportive spouse in all my endeavors. I am blessed.
16-20 Years
Honing my marketing skill set for more than 16 years, I have worked on both the corporate side in directorship roles for major restaurant brands in the fine dining, casual dining and dining & entertainment segments. I've also enjoyed the role as contractor and/or subcontractor for full-service creative agencies, in a supervisory role for clients in the QSR and fast-casual segments. As a result of time spent on both sides of the equation, I've developed a unique perspective and the leadership skills necessary to bring together powerful teams who enjoy working together, are able to innovate, forge creative paths others will follow, and ultimately grow sales. I have an affinity for entrepreneurial, turn-around and non-profit environments. During my career, I've been blessed with great opportunities to learn and develop into a restaurant-industry and food-marketing expert. And then in July of 2013, EVERYTHING changed. My beautiful mother was injured by a faulty medical device called Transvaginal Polypropylene Mesh. By mid 2013, she had deteriorated to the point she could no longer walk and became bedridden, with severe pain and other life-altering symptoms. No amount of time, love, empathy or research improved her condition. That's when I decided to get involved at the governmental, legal and medical levels to figure out how this injury occured under the FDA's watch. Now I am a Patient Advocate, a published writer and blogger at: www.themeshwarrior.com. Life has never been the same since my first story was published, When Family Members Suffer - Watching a Loved One Hurt by Transvaginal Mesh: http://tinyurl.com/oq99xcx I continue contract work for my first career and passion: marketing all things food, but I also now devote significant focus to advocacy for my mom and the tens of thousands of others through my nonprofit organization, The Mesh Warrior Foundation for the injured. I attribute my success to my conviction, action, and concern for women. Publications the The Mesh Warrior Foundation for the injured has been featured in include: The New York Times, Texas Tribune, WFAAI, ABC Dallas, Lakewook Advocate, and Dallas Observer.
Marketing; Fundraising; Writing - Non-Fiction & Fiction; Blogging; Professional Speaking; Medical Error/Harm, Personal Injury Law; Social Networking
