MOULTRIE, Ga. — The Archway Partnership is excited to welcome Sarah Adams as the Archway professional for Colquitt County.  

Adams officially began work earlier this month and is ready to dig deeper into the opportunities and challenges facing the Moultrie and Colquitt community, according to a press release from the University of Georgia.

In her position, Adams will serve as a liaison between the community and UGA as she works to connect higher education resources to locally identified issues and priorities.

Originally from Watkinsville, Ga., Adams earned both her bachelor’s degree in health

promotion and behavior and her master’s degree in public health from UGA.

Prior to joining the Archway Partnership, Adams served as a health coach for the UGA

College of Public Health on a workplace health group grant that fostered weight loss in

the workplace. After three years, Adams was transferred to Moultrie and went on to serve

as the community outreach director for the Moultrie YMCA where she continues to

coordinate a chronic disease self-management program.

Adams stated her previous experience in Colquitt County familiarized her with various

people and workplaces in the community, which will ultimately help her connect the

appropriate UGA resources to community-identified needs.

“Through my time with the College of Public Health and the Moultrie YMCA, Colquitt

County became my home. I am excited to expand my role in service to this community as

an Archway professional,” she said.

The Archway Partnership, a unit of Public Service and Outreach at UGA, partners with

communities to address long-standing community and economic development needs by

connecting them to higher education resources. In each community, a dedicated faculty

member – the Archway professional – works with an executive committee of

stakeholders to set priorities around locally identified issues and create and implement a

work plan that addresses those specific issues, UGA said. Projects have addressed infrastructure needs for growth and business recruitment, workforce development, leadership, tourism, downtown revitalization and other economic development needs.

The Archway Partnership began in 2005 in Colquitt County. Since then, the Archway

Partnership has served 13 communities across the State of Georgia.

To learn more about the Archway Partnership, visit www.archwaypartnership.uga.edu.