Emily graduated from Old Dominion University with a B.S. in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management and double minor in Biology and Public Service. While in college, she completed a study abroad in Belize researching parrotfish feeding habits and also volunteered with Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge assisting with turtle nest sittings. After graduating, she began observing for the North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program, deploying on mothership processors and factory trawlers out of Dutch Harbor, AK. She transferred to the Pacific Islands Regional Observer Program and observed in both the deep-set tuna and shallow-set swordfish fisheries. While living in Hawai'i and in between observer deployments, she worked with Mālama Maunalua removing invasive algae species from Maunalua Bay. After two years in Hawai'i, she transitioned to PSO work in Texas on a dredge vessel monitoring for protected species interactions. In 2020, Emily started working as an instructor for the Northeast Fisheries Observer Program where she worked primarily with Electronic Monitoring and the offshore marine

safety program. In 2022, she began working at Coonamessett Farm Foundation and has served as program manager, At-Sea Monitor instructor, offshore marine safety instructor, and research assistant.

EDUCATION:

B.S. in Parks & Rec Mgt - Old Dominion University, Virginia, 2016

INTERESTS & EXPERTISE:

Hiking, Rock Climbing