PERFORMING OUR FUTURE:
F O R U M
WHITNEY KIMBALL COE
Whitney Kimball Coe began working with Rural Strategies as a consultant to the Community Philanthropy Initiative and now serves as coordinator of the National Rural Assembly, a rural movement made up of activities and partnerships geared toward building better policy and more opportunity across the country. Whitney directs national gatherings of the Assembly, which bring together rural leaders and advocates from across the country with national policy-makers, Cabinet members, and White House officials. Whitney also coordinates Congressional briefings for policy-makers, funders, and their staff on pressing rural issues. Over the years, Whitney has built partnerships with national public-interest organizations, funders, and grassroots organizers in ways that have informed public policy and private investment in rural people and place.
Before joining the Rural Strategies staff, Whitney served as assistant editor of Appalachian Journal, an academic regional journal based in Boone, North Carolina. She has master's degree in Appalachian studies from Appalachian State University in North Carolina and an undergraduate degree from Queens University of Charlotte.
Whitney lives in her hometown of Athens, a small city in East Tennessee, where she serves on the boards of the public library, Athens Main Street Project, and the Council Advisory Board to the City of Athens. She directs and performs in productions of the Athens Community Theatre.
Before joining the Rural Strategies staff, Whitney served as assistant editor of Appalachian Journal, an academic regional journal based in Boone, North Carolina. She has master's degree in Appalachian studies from Appalachian State University in North Carolina and an undergraduate degree from Queens University of Charlotte.
Whitney lives in her hometown of Athens, a small city in East Tennessee, where she serves on the boards of the public library, Athens Main Street Project, and the Council Advisory Board to the City of Athens. She directs and performs in productions of the Athens Community Theatre.