Quo is the founder and space moderator of the Black Administrators of Opera, a powerful community dedicated to the professional development, healing, advocacy, advancement, and collaboration of opera administrators who identify as members of the African diaspora working toward greater equity in the opera field.

Quo made history as the designer, curator, and facilitator of the nation’s first Racial Justice Opera Forum in 2022. Join the opera community online for the third, annual RJON Forum welcomes participants for intentional days of learning, healing, community, and action toward a more racially just opera field.

Explore the richness of opera and its many reflections of humanity through TDO Connections™ - The Dallas Opera’s intentional process of learning and engaging audiences through human-centered, operatic storytelling designed by equity specialist and healing practitioner, Quodesia D. Johnson.

Quo serves as a racial equity coach and healing practitioner for Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation, guiding Dallas-based organizations seeking to collectively create a more radically inclusive Dallas. Organizations include Broadway Dallas, Union Coffee, and Big Thought.

Quo took the opera world on a journey like none before as the creator, content curator, and co-host of Taking the Stage with Kristian and Quo™ - providing opportunities to dig deep through conversations at the intersections of equity, inclusion, the arts, business, health, justice, and more.

Quo serves as the EDI & SEL consultant for Junior Players. She combines her EDI specialist, facilitator, healing practitioner, and artist skills to develop curricula and experiences that support young minds in becoming courageous, confident, and collaborative individuals.

Building upon an unforgettable opening and closing of the 2022 OPERA Conference, Quo Johnson continues serving as the OPERA America social justice advisor, panelist, healing practitioner, and moderator for the OPERA America Conference.