I AM…
…detail-oriented, curious, eager to learn, a naturalist, an avid hiker, an Ultimate player.

I BELIEVE…
…that the natural world is beautiful and fascinating. That we must educate ourselves and others about the natural world to strengthen our connection to it and love for it. That we must protect this special place we call home.

BIO
Emily first joined PDC in 2015 as a photographer and Odonata specialist, documenting dragonflies and damselflies at Quarry Gardens.Since then, her role at PDC has expanded and she works as a field technician, contributing to biological surveys and data entry, as well as photography.

Emily grew up in Charlottesville and her love of nature is rooted right here in the Piedmont.After studying math at Carleton College and earning a Ph.D. in Operations Research from the University of North Carolina, she moved back to Charlottesville where she and her husband have been raising their 3 kids.Her love of nature was revitalized by her discovery of photography.She loves taking macro shots to capture elements of nature that may otherwise be overlooked or unseen. Emily is a dedicated volunteer, doing volunteer work as a Master Naturalist and organizing Ultimate for youth through Charlottesville Ultimate Disc Organization.She also helps coordinate an effort to document Odonata in Albemarle County and currently is working on a project to document and study Odonata in Shenandoah National Park.