Annie Jane Cotten
Profession:
Letcher County Culture Hub organizer
Five Words About Me:
Kind, questioning, intelligent, organizer, herbalist
One Surprising Skill:
plant identification and knowledge
Annie Jane’s life and work have taken her from her home state of
Mississippi to places such as Wisconsin and post Katrina New Orleans,
before nestling down in the central Appalachian Mountains nearly a
decade ago. Annie Jane is a current board member of Southern Appalachian
Mountain Stewards, and former Board President, as well as serving on
the board of The Clinch Coalition. Annie Jane is engaged in a variety of
local, regional, and national networks, and participates in organizing
efforts that seek to envision sustainable, community led economies in
central Appalachia, while connecting and collaborating nationally and
internationally. As the organizer of the Letcher County Culture Hub, she
brings together nearly 20 organizations throughout Letcher County to
work together to define and create a future in which community voices
are centered in utilizing arts and culture in economic development.