Emily is a Professional Development Coordinator with the Tarrant Institute for Education. Emily joined the Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education as a Professional Development Coordinator after nearly two decades working as an educator, including five years as a sixth-grade teacher, and three years as the Curriculum Specialist at Shelburne Farms. While at Shelburne Farms, Emily co-wrote Cultivating Joy & Wonder, an early childhood curriculum guide to educating for sustainability. Emily is a national certified facilitator for The Origins Program's Developmental Designs workshops, and served as a Visiting Lecturer in Education Studies at Middlebury College where she taught community-connected courses on elementary methods and Education for Sustainability. Emily holds a B.Sc in Geography from the University of Victoria, in BC, Canada, and an M.Ed in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from Harvard Graduate School of Education.