Emily
Riewestahl

About

Emily Riewestahl is the Aquaculture Marketing & Communications Specialist for Florida Sea Grant. She manages and promotes the initiatives related to aquaculture in the U.S. Southeast region with the Southeast Aquaculture Communication Collaborative (SACC). Prior to Emily’s current position, she was a project coordinator for the Wisconsin Humanities Community Powered Program. The award-winning program partnered returning graduates with their local libraries and trained them in humanities’ methods to co-create programs that build community resilience. In addition to her community-engaged work, Emily has authored numerous scholarly articles on the topics of media literacy, media representation, and trauma-informed approaches. Emily holds an M.A. in Communication from Texas A&M University and a B.S. in Psychology from Xavier University of Louisiana. In her spare time, Emily enjoys knitting, watching movies, traveling, birdwatching, fishing, and hunting.