Emily Adams has joined UW Sustainability as the Project and Engagement Specialist. In her role, Emily will focus on engaging students and staff around sustainability. Emily comes to the University of Washington from Vici Health Sciences, a research and development focused pharmaceutical startup, where she served as the Business Development Manager. Emily brings a strong and diverse skillset to UW, including a comprehensive background in sustainable strategy, project management, and collaborative engagement. Prior to her work at Vici Health Sciences, Emily worked as a Product Manager at Amazon Fresh, where she coordinated projects focused on reducing food waste in their 40+ stores across the USA.
Currently, she also runs a sustainability podcast, Urban Tumbleweed, with the purpose of making complex sustainability topics more accessible, as well as bringing on subject matter experts to share their knowledge with the world.
Emily holds a Masters of Sustainability Leadership from Arizona State University, along with a Bachelor of Science in Management and Marketing from the University of South Carolina, with a minor in German. In her spare time, Emily enjoys hiking, biking, skiing/snowboarding and tackling new challenges. When not exploring the great outdoors, you'll find Emily baking cookies, hanging out with her dog and cat, coaching a CorePower Yoga class, or planning her next party.