Emily Meier

Emily is from a small town near Madison, Wisconsin, and lived in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for several years. She has a degree in Secondary Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since graduating, she has worked with some aspect of education, including a common theme of connection to place. She worked at the Teton Science Schools, a national leader in place-based education, as both an outdoor educator and administrator; as a director of communications for a regional Audubon Society connecting people to the landscapes of south-central Wisconsin through birds and grassland conservation; and most recently,  with the Rural Schools Collaborative,  an organization working to strengthen the bonds between small schools and small towns through place-based engagement, rural philanthropy, and the creation of rural teacher-leaders.