Emily has been the District Manager at the Caledonia County Natural Resources Conservation District in St. Johnsbury since September 2021.  Emily’s work at Caledonia County NRCD includes: coordinating green stormwater infrastructure projects; facilitating culvert replacement projects related to restoring aquatic organism passage; facilitating dam removals; working with lake communities on protecting water quality and facilitating shoreland restoration projects; assisting agricultural producers with nutrient management planning and the installation of best management practices; and overall program administration, including grant invoicing, tracking, and reporting. Emily also spent three years as an Agriculture Specialist at the Orleans County NRCD from 2018 to 2021, working with agricultural producers on writing and updating their nutrient management plans and helping with organizing agriculture-focused workshops and events.  Emily earned a BA in Religion from Middlebury College, and an MS in Community Development and Applied Economics from the University of Vermont.