William I. Johnston

Boston, Mass.

will.johnston.xyzzy@gmail.com

Work

MATH INSTRUCTOR

Mathnasium, Coolidge Corner, Brookline, Mass. Provided individualized mathematics instruction to students. (2019–2025)

TEXTBOOK EDITOR

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Boston, Mass. Worked with authors to create middle school and high school mathematics materials, including student textbooks, teacher editions, workbooks, and assessment. Developed, copyedited, and proofread manuscript. Collaborated with designers to establish design guidelines, page layouts, and photo and illustration specifications. Created color cover designs for Mathematics Teacher magazine. (1988–2013)

ADJUNCT LECTURER

Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, Mass. Taught studio course in typography and principles of book design to entering freshmen. (1999–2004)

TEACHER

Weston High School, Weston, Mass. Taught Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II to 9th, 10th, and 11th graders as a long-term substitute teacher. (1987–1988)

MULTIMEDIA DESIGNER

The Townscape Institute, Cambridge, Mass. Did research, photography, copywriting, and screen layout for an interactive computer city-guide to inform tourists visiting Cincinnati’s 1988 Bicentennial celebration. (1987)

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Harvard Student Agencies, Cambridge, Mass. Prepared maps and edited manuscript for Let’s Go: Europe (New York: St. Martin’s, 1986), a budget travel guide. 130,000 copies sold worldwide. (1985)

Education

HARVARD COLLEGE
1985

Cambridge, Mass. Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude in Visual and Environmental Studies (graphic design and film study). Phi Beta Kappa. F. Skiddy von Stade Essay Award. John Harvard Scholarship. George Peabody Gardner Traveling Fellowship.

WESTON HIGH
1981

Weston, Mass. First Honors (top in class). National Merit Scholar. Presidential Scholar Finalist. National Honor Society. Advanced Placement in Calculus, Physics, English literature, and French language.

revised 30 December 2025