Meet the Growing Minds team below. For general inquiries, please contact our team by email at growingminds@nullasapconnections.org or by phone at 828-236-1282.
Emily Jackson
Program Director & Founder of the Growing Minds program
emily@nullasapconnections.org
Email Emily if you are interested in any of the following areas:
- Partnering with ASAP/Growing Minds
- Policy initiatives
- Consulting
- State or regional initiatives
- Farm to school training and technical assistance (teachers, child nutrition staff, farmers, community members)
Jennifer Trippe
Program Director
jtrippe@nullasapconnections.org
Email Jennifer if you are interested in any of the following areas:
- Partnering with ASAP/Growing Minds
- Policy initiatives
- Consulting
- State or regional initiatives
- North Carolina Farm to Preschool Network
- Farm to school training and technical assistance (teachers, child nutrition staff, farmers, community members)
Debbi Timson
Program Coordinator
dtimson@nullasapconnections.org
Email Debbi if you are interested in any of the following areas:
- North Carolina Farm to Preschool Network
- Farm to School Funding (mini-grants and cooking stipends)
- Growing Minds @ University or Growing Minds @ Community College Projects
- Appalachian Farms Feeding Families program
- Teacher resources (stickers, recipe cards, lending library, cooking equipment, etc.)
- Farm to school resources including lesson plans, nutrition education activities, garden and farm activities, farm field trip guides, and school garden resources
- Growing Minds @ Market and educational activities at farmer’s tailgate markets