Read Write Spell names Esharan Monroe-Johnson as executive director
Read Write Spell has named Esharan Monroe-Johnson as executive director. A not-for-profit organization based in Winston-Salem, Read Write Spell leverages the power of community volunteers to provide free, long-term, one-to-one reading instruction to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools students who struggle with literacy skills.
Monroe-Johnson became part of Read Write Spell in 2016 as an Augustine Literacy Project® tutor and volunteer for the Reading Party parent education program. In 2017, she joined the staff as marketing and development director. Since then, Monroe-Johnson has served in multiple roles at Read Write Spell, including associate director and, most recently, interim executive director.
A native of Washington, D.C., Monroe-Johnson received a BA degree from Wake Forest University and a master’s degree in community counseling from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
