Here, we highlight three people who are protecting the Piedmont by growing local food, stewarding conservation easements and donating to make PEC’s work possible.
About Us
Amy Weinhouse
In-House Counsel
Warrenton Office
(540) 347-2334×7011
[email protected]
Amy joined PEC as In-House Counsel in 2026. Her career has focused on environmental law and land conservation as well as climate resilience and hazard mitigation. For over 25 years, Amy was an attorney with the Office of Chief Counsel at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). She was FEMA’s only environmental attorney for many years and then managed a team of attorneys supporting FEMA’s environmental and historic preservation office, hazard mitigation grant programs, floodplain management program and climate resilience integration office.
Prior to her career with FEMA, Amy worked with the Humane Society of the U.S. as Director of its National Wildlife Refuge reform coalition and was a legal advisor to its Wildlife Land Trust. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University and a law degree from Fordham Law School and has both a strong appreciation for nature and desire to help protect it. She is excited to be involved at the local level to continue working to protect natural resources.
In her free time, Amy enjoys running, reading, cooking and traveling with her husband and children.
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Kristen Price
A dedicated proponent of servant leadership, Kristen joined the PEC team in early 2026 to align her professional expertise with her passion for the Piedmont. Growing up on a small farm in Hume, she has a lifelong appreciation for the region’s working landscapes and the community that sustains them.
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Elizabeth Ransom
Elizabeth Ransom joined the PEC communications team as the Media & Public Relations Specialist in January 2026, motivated to contribute to PEC’s mission to protect and restore the lands and waters of the Virginia Piedmont. Previously, Elizabeth led Persuasive PR, a small business providing communications and public relations support to clients including Virginia parks authority NOVA Parks.
Jessica Collins
Jessica Collins joined PEC in December of 2025 to support the finance team as Bookkeeper.
Emily Stern
Emily joined PEC in 2026 as the Conservation Field Representative for Rappahannock County.
Michael Barber
Michael joined the PEC team in 2026. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center for Environmental Studies, where he interned with the University Sustainability Office and helped track energy, waste and emissions data.
Jared Mummert
Jared joined PEC’s staff in November 2025 as Senior Data Center Reform Campaign Coordinator, bringing experience in grassroots environmental campaigns and project management.