Academics
Our Faculty
Emily Straight
Departments and Positions:
• Health & Wellness Teacher
• Wellness Coordinator
• Health & Wellness Teacher
• Wellness Coordinator
Biography:
As the Wellness Coordinator, Emily develops programming designed to help community members thrive. She teaches 10th grade Health and Wellness and serves as the advisor to the SWELL (student wellness), Mental Health Awareness, and Embody Love clubs. A certified yoga teacher, Emily has been teaching yoga and meditation at Episcopal and throughout the Washington, D.C., area since 2005.
As the Wellness Coordinator, Emily develops programming designed to help community members thrive. She teaches 10th grade Health and Wellness and serves as the advisor to the SWELL (student wellness), Mental Health Awareness, and Embody Love clubs. A certified yoga teacher, Emily has been teaching yoga and meditation at Episcopal and throughout the Washington, D.C., area since 2005.
Emily graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Randolph-Macon College with a degree in Sociology and a minor in Classical Studies. She was a two-year captain of the women’s soccer team and vice president of the student government.
She and her husband Rick Wilcox live on campus with their dog Stevie. Emily and Rick’s children, Lilly '18 and Eli '21, are graduates of Episcopal.
Credentials:
B.A., Randolph-Macon College
