Emma attended Wesleyan University, where she studied Science in Society and Hispanic Literature and Cultures. She earned Departmental Honors in the latter for her thesis, “¡Los devoró la selva!”: La deconstrucción de la masculinidad y la identidad nacional en las representaciones ficcionales de la selva latinoamericana. After graduation, Emma traveled to Costa Rica to lead a service program for Putney, where her passion for mindful and sustainable travel was ignited. Since then, she has led four more programs in Costa Rica, as well as the Service Hawai’i program. She has also joined the Putney Barn’s year-round team, directing programs in Spain, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Holland, and Costa Rica. Emma is fluent in Spanish and working on her Italian. She loves playing volleyball and exploring new restaurants.