PEC’s eight-week Summer Fellowship Program engages 12 college students and graduates in classroom discussions, field trips, and hands-on activities designed to impart practical knowledge and skills for careers in conservation, urban planning, agriculture, historic preservation, public policy and other related fields.
About Us
Jessica Edington
Jessica joined PEC in August 2024 as the Publications Assistant. Her work includes the production of the Piedmont View, and she has a passion for telling the stories that help people connect to the vital work that PEC is doing.
Linnea Sherman
Linnea serves as PEC’s Plantings for the Piedmont Coordinator and is responsible for administering PEC’s riparian and upland tree planting program and supports land management efforts at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook.
Senior GIS Analyst
PEC is seeking an experienced, innovative and collaborative GIS professional to help advance PEC’s mission.
Samantha Eley
Samantha Eley joined The Piedmont Environmental Council team in July 2024 and serves as the Data Center Reform Campaign Coordinator. Based in our Warrenton headquarters, Samantha covers outreach and supports coordination of our statewide data center advocacy campaign across.
Michaela Weglinski
Michaela Weglinski joined The Piedmont Environmental Council as the Stewardship Assistant in June 2024. Her work involves fulfilling the annual monitoring and stewardship responsibilities for PEC’s 90+ easement and fee simple properties across our nine-county service area.
Public Relations & Media Strategist
The Public Relations and Media Strategist is an experienced, high-energy, mission-driven PR practitioner able to identify and leverage opportunities to amplify and elevate recognition of PEC’s work in the Virginia Piedmont region and beyond.
Catherine Fisher
Catherine Fisher joined The Piedmont Environmental Council as the Community Farm Specialist in March 2024.
PEC Announces Annual Photo Contest Winners for 2023
Photographers submitted more than 600 images of the beautiful Virginia Piedmont.
Help choose our photo contest winners
Here are the 2023 PEC Photo Contest finalists. Take a look and vote for your favorites now!