Emily brings years of experience with event coordination, project management and general logistics to her role as program associate. She has a passion for combining dharma practice with social justice work, particularly in community-oriented non-profits. In addition to her work with NYI she works on a legal team representing victims of domestic violence. Prior to living in New York she spent over a year travelling and volunteering in Latin America and Europe, doing everything from running social media for an indigenous women’s economic collective in Guatemala to cooking meals at an artist retreat center in Colombia.