Margo Miller

Margo Miller graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in broadcast communications. Miller remained in Knoxville after graduation working as a community organizer, facilitator, project director and administrator for a number of key social justice organizations, including the Highlander Research and Education Center, the Southern Partnership Fund, Project Change, the Southern Rural Development Initiative, Amnesty International and the Kellogg Foundation.

In addition to these affiliations, Miller has worked extensively with cultural activism and artistic expression of Appalachia. Through her work with the Carpetbag Theatre, a professional, multigenerational ensemble group committed to keeping the black experience alive in American theater, and her involvement with national groups like Alternative Roots and the National Performance Network, Miller has developed a deep commitment to art as a powerful tool for organizing and uniting communities.

In the late 90’s, Miller left the region and spent several years in Washington, DC. While living in the nation’s capital Miller further developed her skills as an administrator, fund raiser, communications expert and financial manager.

Luckily for the region, Miller was called back to the mountains in 2008, and joined the Appalachian Community Fund as the development director, then director. Her creativity and determination have brought renewed vision and purpose to the Fund.