{"663796":{"#nid":"663796","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Logistics Education And Pathways (LEAP) Profile: Devyon Johnson","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDevyon wasn\u0026#39;t having success landing interviews or getting call backs for job applications. A mentor at the National Urban League encouraged him to apply to Juma, an employment and job training program which helps youth overcome the hardships of poverty and aspire to career success. As part of its social enterprise operations\u0026nbsp;in Atlanta, Juma\u0026nbsp;offers year-round employment to over 140 Atlanta youth at\u0026nbsp;SunTrust Park, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and State Farm Arena\u0026mdash;home of the Braves, Falcons, Hawks, and Dream\u0026mdash;as well as the Georgia World Congress Convention Center.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDevyon applied and successfully enrolled in Juma, and\u0026nbsp;found a path to earn money, build his resume, and pave his future. As part of the program, Devyon took Georgia Tech LEAP courses to learn more about supply and logistics and the career paths the field has to offer. His dedication to the job, his willingness to go above what was expected of him and his attention to detail were characteristics that made him stand out to Juma\u0026rsquo;s Enterprise Managers. After successfully completing Juma\u0026rsquo;s training program, Devyon secured a job at UPS, a Juma Atlanta job placement partner. Today, Devyon has stable employment and, after successfully passing UPS\u0026rsquo; Supervisor Exam, became a Shift Manager.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.juma.org\/student-stories\/devyon\/\u0022\u003ELearn about Devyon Johnson\u0026#39;s story in the Juma website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDevyon wasn\u0026#39;t having success landing interviews or getting call backs for job applications. A mentor at the National Urban League encouraged him to apply to Juma, an employment and job training program which helps youth overcome the hardships of poverty and aspire to career success.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Devyon wasn\u0027t having success landing interviews or getting call backs for job applications. A mentor at the National Urban League encouraged him to apply to Juma Atlanta and he quickly found a path to earn money, build his resume, and pave his future."}],"uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2022-12-12 13:10:08","changed_gmt":"2022-12-12 14:33:27","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-04-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-04-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"663797":{"id":"663797","type":"image","title":"Logistics Education And Pathways (LEAP) Profile: Devyon Johnson","body":null,"created":"1670851684","gmt_created":"2022-12-12 13:28:04","changed":"1670851684","gmt_changed":"2022-12-12 13:28:04","alt":"","file":{"fid":"251264","name":"leap-djohnson.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/leap-djohnson.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/leap-djohnson.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":58826,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/leap-djohnson.jpg?itok=rLOKJCMc"}}},"media_ids":["663797"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/LEAP","title":"Learn more about the Georgia Tech Logistics Education And Pathways (LEAP) program"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.juma.org\/student-stories\/devyon\/","title":"Meet Devyon Johnson"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.juma.org\/atlanta\/","title":"Juma Atlanta"}],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"}],"keywords":[{"id":"168418","name":"leap"},{"id":"167074","name":"Supply Chain"},{"id":"233","name":"Logistics"},{"id":"14511","name":"online learning"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["LEAP-Atlanta@scl.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}