Born and raised in Englewood, one of the toughest southside communities in Chicago, Tiffany Johnson beat the proverbial odds by not only attending but also graduating from the Ivy League of the Midwest, the College of the University of Chicago with a BA in Sociology.

Dr. Tiffany Johnson Craddock fell in love with the idea of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. in the summer of 1994 and became a member through Alpha Alpha Chapter, the oldest Undergraduate chapter in the Great Lakes Region on May 2, 1995. A charter member of Tau Xi Zeta chapter, Dr. Johnson Craddock has spent the past 20 years dedicated to increasing the presence and visibility of Zeta Phi Beta in the near western suburbs of Chicago. With her re-election as the Parliamentarian of Tau Xi Zeta chapter, Dr. Johnson has held every available locally elected position. She has held state and regionally elected and appointed positions. She is currently the Secretary for the Great Lakes Region. Dr. Johnson Craddock became a Centennial Life Member in 2020 and is now a Golden Life Member.

Determined to be an educator, she found employment in the nonprofit sector and fell in love with child welfare work and has remained in this field for more than 25 years. Dr. Johnson Craddock returned to school and obtained the Master of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and a postgraduate certificate in Human Services Counseling from National Louis University. Her desire to advance her studies led her to the Ed.D. in Counseling Psychology program at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology where her dissertation research examined the lived experiences of successful former foster youth. Dedicated to scholarship and lifelong learning, she returned to school to obtain a master’s in business administration with an emphasis in Human Resources Management.

For the past thirteen years, Dr. Johnson Craddock has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Lakeside Community Committee, a non-profit human services organization. A Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Dr. Johnson Craddock is also the Founder of HOPE and Healing Wellness Services, LLC where she provides clinical, case management and managerial consulting services to local nonprofits.

Dr. Tiffany Johnson Craddock is the immediate Past President of the Chicago Association of Black Social Workers, the newly elected National Recording Secretary of the National Association of Black Social Workers, the current treasurer of the Chicago Black Social Workers Political Action Committee, the Board Chair of The Finer Alliance, Inc., and a member of the Black Administrators in Child Welfare of Illinois.