Dahron Johnson, a clinically-trained United Church of Christ chaplain, works with an area hospice in grief and bereavement support. She is the Davidson County Committee co-chair for the Tennessee Equality Project—a statewide legislative advocacy organization for LGBTQIA+ Tennesseans. Dahron works closely with the Southern Christian Coalition, and serves on the community advisory boards for the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center; the Program for LGBTQ+ Health at VUMC; and, for 16+ years, the IRB for the VA health system serving middle TN. In addition to testifying before state House and Senate committees on multiple occasions, in January 2024, Chaplain Johnson became the first openly trans person to speak from the floor of the Tennessee House during session.