Joy Plunkett

Joy’s child’s reading challenge early in life along with her life-long love of books prompted her to volunteer as a reading partner during the first summer reading camp hosted by KRN. Students began the summer recognizing only a handful of words but quickly became fluent readers. A new generation of literacy lovers was born! From this camp, the current data-driven, in-home summer reading program was developed by Barbara and Leib Lurie and is growing nationwide today. Joy is honored to bring her years of experience in business/human capital management to the organization to direct all aspects of HR operations and contribute to its strategic direction. The passion for the organization’s mission by this team is unsurpassed in any organization she’s worked. When she’s not reading, you’ll find her with her husband, children, grandchildren, and fur babies. She also enjoys traveling, gardening, solving true crime mysteries, writing, and creating new recipes.