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Molly Simmons

Co-Founder and GCI Summit Director

Molly hails from a family of teachers and spent her childhood blending life and learning on boarding school campuses throughout New England. She has familiarity with more teaching contexts than most, working as an educator and administrator in a variety of settings - from a rural school in Botswana and urban public charter school in California, to private independent schools in New England and California and expeditionary programs like Tall Ships Academy and Maine Coastal Studies for Girls.  In 2013, Molly joined the English Department at Phillips Exeter Academy where she developed her skills as a Harkness® teacher to explore another realm of student-led learning. 


Molly is Co-Founder of Bald Mountain Meadow and serves as Summit Director for BMM’s Global Citizens Initiative Summit in St Andrews Scotland. Molly worked as a Harkness® faculty member in Cambridge, MA in 2017 and 2018, and then again at the Tokyo Summit in 2019. She also served as Director of the Teacher Cohort in 2023 and became the Summit Director in 2024, a role she continues today. 


In 2020 Molly moved into the world of executive coaching where she worked as the Director of Operations and Sales at the Handel Group  while coaching individuals to recognize the power, opportunity, and choice available in their lives. More recently, Molly transitioned to the field of Advancement, working for Colby College in 2023 before moving back to Phillips Exeter Academy where she currently serves as a Major Gift Officer. 


While Molly has followed her heart on a winding educational path, the throughlines are clear: adventure, joy, curiosity, and place–the touchstones, all, that have shaped her vision for Bald Mountain Meadow and its programs.


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