Literacy Changemakers

About Kenneth KunzMaureen HallRachel Lella

Kenneth Kunz EdD is Assistant Professor of Literacy/Language Arts at Monmouth University and serves as co-president of the New Jersey Literacy Association. He is also on the board of the International Literacy Association and the advisory board of the Rutgers Center for Literacy Development. Dr. Kunz began his career as a third-grade teacher in the New Jersey Public Schools and was recognized as an outstanding teacher through the New Jersey Governors Teacher Recognition Program. He was awarded an Edward Fry Fellowship in Literacy at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey. Dr. Kunz has served in the roles of teacher reading specialist/coach school administrator district administrator and teacher educator. His website is www.fortheloveofliteracy.net. Maureen Hall EdS is a literacy coach in several districts across New Jersey. She is co-president of the New Jersey Literacy Association and serves on the advisory board for the Rutgers Center for Literacy Development. Ms. Hall was recognized as an outstanding teacher through the New Jersey Governors Teacher Recognition Program and has served in the roles of teacher reading specialist/coach school administrator district administrator and teacher educator. Rachel Lella EdD is Supervisor of Elementary Education and K-12 English as a Second Language in the Wall Township (New Jersey) Public Schools and serves on the board of the New Jersey Literacy Association. She began her career in education working with preschool students and went on to teach third- and fourth-grade language arts/literacy in a Title I district where she had the opportunity to work closely with multilingual learners and their families. Dr. Lella is a recipient of a scholarship from the Rutgers Center for Literacy Development and an Edward Fry Fellowship in Literacy at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey. She has served in the roles of teacher and district administrator.