Fearless - Abigail Johnson

Abigail Johnson is the founder and CEO of Veterans Tech Support, which offers classes in technology basics to military veterans in eastern Iowa. Johnson started the nonprofit in 2021, when she was 14 years old. Technology has been a part of her life since she was a small child, playing video games while sitting on a parent’s lap. Veterans have also always been a part of Johnson’s life - her grandfather lost his leg during the Vietnam War. Two years ago, Johnson saw a need to help older veterans gain computer skills and realized that she could do something about it. A grant helped get Veterans Tech Support off the ground, and now classes are offered regularly in the Scott County area. Johnson was born in Davenport and lives in Blue Grass, Iowa, just west of the Quad Cities. Now 16, Johnson has plans for Veterans Tech Support to grow, and she’s looking ahead toward the next moves in her own education and professional careers. She is a junior at North High School in Davenport and also takes classes at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges.