Emily is a law student at the University of Texas School of Law with a passion for environmental justice and water policy in her hometown of Houston. Growing up in Houston, she witnessed firsthand the unequal impacts flooding and natural disasters had on communities across the region, which sparked her interest in environmental advocacy and equitable infrastructure solutions. Emily earned a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies with a minor in Economics from the University of Colorado Boulder. After graduating, she returned to Houston and worked with the SSPEED Center at Rice University, supporting research and public engagement initiatives related to flood resilience and nature-based solutions. She was drawn to Bayou City Waterkeeper because of its community-centered approach to protecting Houston’s waterways and advocating for communities impacted by flooding and water injustice.