Emily Pickett

Emily is a social media and editorial coordinator for Moms Clean Air Force. She lives in Tampa with her husband, two elementary-school-aged children, a beagle pup, and a rescue kitty. Emily is a lifelong Floridian, growing up in Crystal River, where she developed a love for the outdoors spending her weekends at her family’s marina.

After receiving her bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from the University of Florida, Emily handled marketing communications for a global technology company where she developed a variety of marketing content, supported events, and managed several rebranding and product launch projects.

Eight years into her career, Emily became a stay-at-home mom and decided to shift her focus to volunteer and advocacy work. She serves as president of her local elementary school Parent Teacher Association and recently graduated with her master’s degree in Mass Communication, focusing on Public Interest Communication, from the University of Florida.

Emily previously worked as Moms' Florida State Organizer, growing and engaging Florida’s volunteer base and encouraging school districts across the state to adopt electric school buses. Her work has been featured in The Orlando Sentinel, WUSF, Miami Herald, and The Invading Sea.

Articles by Emily Pickett

The Hidden Dangers of Living Near a Landfill

by Emily Pickett

Landfills are more than just dumping sites; they are significant sources of toxic pollutants that aren’t always visible or detectable. One mom shares her worries about living near an active landfill in North Carolina.

Filmmaker Meri Collazos Solá’s Journey for Clean Air

by Emily Pickett

Everyone has a story to tell. Learn how one mom turned unexpected adversity into action, using storytelling to amplify an issue that had suddenly become deeply personal: clean air.

Invisible Inequality: How Air Quality Monitoring Fails Vulnerable Communities

by Emily Pickett

Particle pollution is a silent killer, responsible for countless premature deaths worldwide. Adding to the alarm: Millions of people in the U.S. are unknowingly breathing dangerous levels of this pollution every day, with no warning or protection.

My Climate Job: Jennifer Fowler, Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Director, Orange County Public Schools

by Emily Pickett

Jennifer Fowler is in charge of all things environmental at Orange County Public Schools in Orlando, Florida. She works on two critical fronts: ensuring students and staff have healthy spaces for learning and leading initiatives aimed at creating a more eco-friendly future for the district.

The Climate Questionnaire: Award-Winning Author and Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert

by Emily Pickett

Elizabeth Kolbert has spent decades chronicling the accelerating climate crisis, combining history, science, and on-the-ground reporting into compelling narratives. She made time recently to answer some of our questions about why she writes about climate, who and what inspire her work, and what hope for the future means to her.

When Climate Disaster Strikes, We Make a Plan to Vote

by Emily Pickett

Hurricane Milton and other recent extreme weather events are stark reminders of how our votes this election season will determine how climate and children’s health will be addressed by our policymakers. That’s why it’s so important that we make a plan to vote.

5 EcoMadres Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month

by Emily Pickett

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’ve curated a special collection of the resources we’ve created specifically for our climate-conscious Latina mamas. Each of these five resources offers insights into how the climate crisis affects these communities and what can be done to address it.