SARAH COLLINS-SIMMONS
Director of Grant & Operations
sarah.collins-simmons@future.edu
Biography
Sarah Collins-Simmons grew up in the mountains of Nelson County, Virginia, so she felt right at home when she moved to Highland in 2011 to participate as one of the founding Fellows at the Allegheny Mountain Institute. Sarah studied Architecture and Environmental Science at the University of Virginia. She earned a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Georgia, worked in community development at The Highland Center and managed orchards and made cider with Big Fish Cider, Co. At Future Generations University, she is the Director of Grants & Operations and leads the tree syrup research team to advance maple and walnut syrup production in Appalachia and expand the region’s forest farming.
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