Monica Barnes: Hospice Appeal Speaker

Monica Barnes serves as Vice President of Community Engagement at WTVD ABC11, where she leads public service initiatives and community-focused events across the station’s 23-county viewing area. A 25-plus year broadcast veteran, her career also includes leadership roles with Discover Durham and Durham Public Schools.

Monica is deeply committed to civic engagement and serves with organizations including the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, Downtown Durham, Inc., the Rotary Club of Durham, the Durham Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Incorporated, the National Association of Black Journalists, and Peace Missionary Baptist Church.

She also brings a personal connection to Duke HomeCare & Hospice, as her mother is currently receiving our care. A native of Wilson, North Carolina, Monica is a graduate of Hampton University and lives in Durham with her husband Kenneth. They have one daughter, Alexis, a nurse.