Darleen M. Johns

In 1979, when the rest of the world still relied on typewriters and carbon copies, Darleen Johns anticipated the changes that technology would bring to the workplace and swam against the tide.
Her story of success as a visionary, pioneer, and entrepreneur in the male-dominated field of information technology began as Ms. Johns founded and grew Alphanumeric Systems, Inc., a Raleigh-based provider of high-tech business solutions.
Ms. Johns sits on the Boards and Executive Committees of North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry (NCCBI) and the North Carolina Electronics and Information Technologies Association (NCEITA).
She is also on the boards of Hospice of Wake County, Rex Healthcare, and the Capital City Club.
In the community, she has been heavily involved with Pines of Carolina Girls Scouts, United Way, 4-H, the Women’s Club, and was on the Board of Directors of the 1999 Special Olympics World Games, where Alphanumeric provided technology resources.