Dawn Arrington founded Comics at the Corner in response to the impact of low literacy in her community. She holds an MBA and an MA in English and Creative Writing. Her love for reading began with Sunday comic strips and her mother’s insistence that she learn at an early age.
Dawn Arrington, Founder and Executive Director
About Comics at the Corner
Our Mission
Our Mission is to bridge the gap between literacy and literature in underserved, underrepresented, & low-literacy communities by providing culturally relevant comic books & literacy engagement to residents in authentic and community-designed ways
We believe that every person has the right to be ENRICHED, ENLIGHTENED, and ENTERTAINED.
Dawn Arrington, Executive Director
Kyle Thompson, President
Erika Brown, Treasurer
Dan McLaughlin, Secretary
Sharon Edmond, Special Events and Digital Communications Coordinator