Reading, Skating, and Giving Back with Elena Compton

In this episode of the Kanawha Valley Hustlers, I chat with Elena Compton at First Tuesdays, where she shares her work as the Development and Grants Manager for Read Aloud West Virginia, focusing on improving literacy by motivating kids to read for fun. Elena opens up about her own struggles with dyslexia and how discovering topics she enjoyed transformed reading from a chore into something she loves. Beyond her role at Read Aloud, she’s a tutor at the Appalachian Reading Center, helping kids with dyslexia, and also has a background in figure skating, which she’s been involved with since she was three. Elena also serves on the Win Academy Advisory Board, supporting a charter school that helps high school juniors pursue degrees in nursing and manufacturing. Her commitment to education and community shines through in everything she does.