Dean Johnson is a former project manager turned math teacher with a B.S in Mathematics and Computer Science and a minor in secondary education from Mississippi College. Invited by his English professors to participate in honors writing class he was encouraged to change his major from Math to English. He has written how to magazine articles and testing instruments for the Mississippi College State Board as well as assisted with writing several college curriculums and educational grants.

A cancer survivor, Dean Johnson wrote an article about his battle with lymphoma for the Jackie Kennedy Onassis Leukemia Benefit which was featured at the Jackson, Mississippi Benefit and received media attention. Presently he and his wife teach Adult Literacy, Basic Education, and GED at a correctional facility. The art and love of writing has not been lost on Dean Johnson however, and he continues to write short stories in his spare time and has recently published his first novel murder mystery novel Kristina. He is currently working on four other novels in the same genre.