Varnum attorney Sarah Wixson was recently named to the board of Growing Hope.
A nonprofit organization based in Ypsilanti, Growing Hope’s mission is to help people improve their lives and communities through gardening and increased access to healthy food. Growing Hope provides farm and garden education, youth and school programming, and workshops for local food entrepreneurs.
Wixson, a corporate and health care attorney with a focus on transactional and real estate law and complex commercial litigation, said she is honored to join the local nonprofit.
“I am passionate about hunger relief and providing nutritious food to people and children in our local communities,” Wixson said. “I am excited to be part of an organization focusing on bettering our local communities’ youth through all lessons learned in the garden, including those of heart and empowerment.”
Wixson is a graduate of Wayne State University Law School and Hope College. She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the American Bar Association Litigation Section, the American Health Lawyers Association and the Washtenaw County Bar Association. She is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.