About the Company

Established in October of 2000, Johnson and Associates is a consulting firm comprised of a select group of management and training professionals located throughout the state of Wyoming.  Ernie Johnson, owner and founder of janda consulting,  started the business after working in public service in Wyoming for more than 34 years.   This experience has allowed Mr. Johnson to identify and recruit key personnel in the state who have the necessary credentials, experience and established reputations in their fields of expertise.  All associates have been carefully selected by the owner and are highly regarded as true professionals by their peers.

Ernie Johnson serves as Director of Services for all projects under contract.  He is the primary point of contact for all business dealings and personally assigns all associate personnel. 

Attention to detail, a sincere customer orientation and unwavering commitment to provide quality professional service are the values that "drive" this company.

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Ernie Johnson earned a Master's Degree in Public Administration and has extensive experience working with executives in achieving excellence, managing and implementing change, increasing agency

• conducted in-depth management studies for agencies in Wyoming, as well as agencies in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.  These studies assessed the delivery of program services by agencies with statewide responsibilities with a focus towards increasing organizational efficiency and improving agency credibility. Copies of these studies are available for review.

• more than thirty-five years of experience in researching, writing and administering a wide variety of federal and state grants.  Grants involved in excess of several million dollars for a wide variety of purposes: personnel, equipment, training, research, as well as providing services with targeted priorities.

• extensive experience in researching, developing and implementing a wide range of projects.  These projects varied in scope and duration and many required the involvement of multiple agencies and personnel throughout the state.  Many of these projects also involved the enactment of state legislation.

• conducted feasibility studies mandated by the Wyoming Legislature and for local governmental entities.  Copies of some of these studies are available for review. 

• over thirty-five years experience as a trainer and training administrator.  He has established credibility as an effective trainer on a wide array of topic areas - the last twenty-five years focusing and lecturing nationwide on supervision and management issues.

• provided a forty-hour training course to the command staff of the Lithuania National Police on "The Office of Professional Responsibility; and an eighty-hour course to investigators and prosecutors in Lithuania on "Sex Crimes Investigation."
  

Ms. Emmert has been a Guest Instructor for the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy for twenty years on the following subject areas:  Ethics, Communications Radio/Telephone procedures, Liability Updates.  Chief Emmert is currently the Secretary/Treasurer for the Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police.

Ms. Emmert received her Associate of Arts Degree from Eastern Wyoming College in 1998 and graduated from the FBI National Academy in 2006.

Ms. Emmert has worked with Johnson and Associates as an associate for four years.

Her areas of expertise include: Leadership Development, Strategic Planning, Event/Grant Coordination and Management, and Emergency Communications Assessments.

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Mike Grinstead has an Associates Degree in Police Science and vast experience working with police officers within multiple disciplines including management, mid- management, supervision, communications, criminal investigators, trainers, patrol and detention.

Mr. Grinstead was a police officer for the city of Casper, Wyoming for ten years, serving in a variety of progressive patrol capacities - the last assignment as Traffic Sergeant.Mr. Grinstead has 30 years experience as the Deputy Director of a state agency with direct responsibility for the daily pace and direction of services, setting standards for the delivery of services and human resources to include: hiring, training and retaining personnel.  Mr. Grinstead often testified before legislature committees for budget development and administration, planning, organizing, directing, staffing, construction management and program services delivery. 

Mr. Grinstead taught specialized areas of the Wyoming Peace Officer, Communications Personnel and Detention Officer Basic Curriculum at the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy.  Mr. Grinstead’s specialized in training in the area of emergency vehicle operations for over 25 years.  Mr. Grinstead lectured in the classroom, utilized driving simulators and conducted hands-on training of students from basic accident reduction principles to advanced techniques of pursuit tactics on the driving course.  Mr. Grintead was selected as one of a core group of people in the nation assembled by the FBI at Quantico, Virginia that ultimately resulted in the first national standardized police curricula for emergency vehicle operations developed by ALERT INTERNATIONAL.  This training standard has been updated and exists yet today as the gold standard for police training in the nation.
Mr. Grinstead has testified in Federal District Court as an expert witness regarding third party deaths resulting from police pursuits.

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Mr. Bayne has been an associate with Johnson and Associates for seven years providing investigative, training and website support services for our clients.  He currently provides IT support for The Wyoming First Lady's Initiative to Reduce Childhood Drinking - http:/wfli.org. 

Mr. Bayne also specializes in developing multi-media programs and initiatives. With Mr. Bayne's years of experience in developing video programs, multi-media presentations, designing and implementing technology in training environments, website design and management,  our company can bring a well-rounded and multifaceted assortment of media services to our clients.

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Janice Lampert retired from her position of Administrative Services Director/Treasurer for the City of Douglas in July 2010.  Ms. Lampert worked for the City for more than 18 years and was responsible for management and supervision of the day to day operations of the City’s human resources, risk management, investments, and finance department including fund accounting processes, utility billing, payroll, asset management, internal controls, municipal utility rate analysis, and also served as assistant to the City Administrator.  Ms. Lampert worked for more than 15 years in the banking/savings & loan industry prior to her employment in municipal government.

Ms. Lampert attended Chadron State College and the University of Wyoming majoring in Business Administration.  In 2005 Ms Lampert attained certification as a Municipal Clerk from the International Institute of Municipal Clerk’s  Association.

Ms. Lampert has served on numerous committees with the most recent being through the Wyoming Association of Municipalities including Legislative Services and the Clerk’s & Treasurer’s Board of Directors, and as a trustee of

 the Wyoming Government Investment Fund.

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