She/ Her

Favorite food: Tomato & Basil Sandwich

Emily Hennessee

Collaborator


Emily has over 10 years of nonprofit experience working at the intersection of food systems, climate, and public health. She utilizes her background in policy, strategy, and program implementation to work towards a healthy, climate-friendly, and equitable food system for all.

In her free time, Emily enjoys experimenting in the kitchen with new recipes, gardening, and going on hikes with her two dogs, Ellie Mae and Howie. Emily, her husband, Zachary, and their son, Patrick, live in Grant Park.


Emily has worked with: 50 by 40, Georgia Organics, Emory University's Office of Sustainability, The Good Food Institute, and Johns Hopkins' Center for a Livable Future, to name a few.


Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology

  • Masters in Public Health


Skills

  • Interim Leadership Direction

  • Facilitating board meetings, retreats, or work sessions


Memberships & Volunteer Service

  • Slow Food Atlanta

  • Generation Green of the Georgia Conservancy Board member


Accolades

  • 30 Under 30

  • Georgia Center for Nonprofits and Atlanta Young Nonprofit Professional Network