Avis Simmonds

Avis Veronica Simmonds is Administrative Assistant to the Interim Assistant Vice President of the Office of International Education and Development (OIED); she is also Designated School Official for International Students; Alternate Responsible Officer for J-1 Students/Scholars and H-1B Visas at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU). Mrs. Simmonds is a graduate of FAMU with a Master’s Degree in Social Work. She is from the beautiful island of St. Kitts in the Caribbean and has been living in Tallahassee, Florida for over twenty years.

Mrs. Simmonds is a poet and has her first book, Words on Wings recently released in March this year. She also compiles quotes which she plans to have published one day. One of her well received poems is: Ain’t We All International. One of her quotes is: Teach Me and I will Learn, Show me the World and I Will Understand my Fellowmen.

Mrs. Simmonds is married to Dr. Keith C. Simmonds, Published Author and professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at FAMU and the proud parent of three children: Kenneth, Gwendolyn and Kevin. Two of them are graduates of FAMU and one from Howard University.

Avis is also a world traveler, having travelled to Hong Kong; Lagos, Nigeria; Durban and Capetown, South Africa and several countries in Europe to include Paris, France and Germany.