Carolyn Johnson is a member of the Yarmouth Rotary Club and in 2013-14 served as District Governor for D7780. She is Chair of the Cadre of Technical Advisors and Chair Emeritus of BELRAG (Basic Education & Literacy Rotary Action Group). She is an advisor to the Rotary Foundation’s Water Sanitation & Hygiene In Schools programs and serves on the TRF Grant Model Evaluation Committee.
Carolyn is an educator with experience as a teacher, administrator, and education consultant. She was selected as a Maine Distinguished Educator. Carolyn is the Founder of the Culture of Reading Program (CORP), the early literacy component of the Guatemala Literacy Project, and is Chair of the Board of Safe Passage, an organization that provides education programs to support children and their families living in the neighborhood of the Guatemala City Dump. Both programs have strong partnerships with Rotary clubs in Guatemala, the US, and Canada.
Carolyn was honored to receive Rotary’s Service Above Self Award. Carolyn and her husband, PDG Peter Johnson, are The Rotary Foundation Major Donors. They live in Yarmouth, Maine, USA.