Emily Pelliccia

Emily Pelliccia has worked in public safety for 30 years in various operational and executive level roles. She is currently serving as the Deputy Chief of Emergency Management for Albemarle County Fire Rescue in Charlottesville, Virginia after retiring from the City of Charlottesville in 2022 as the Emergency Manager. In addition to her professional career, Emily has spent most of her adult life focused on improving the health and safety of her community from volunteering for the American Red Cross to serving on several local boards and commissions at any given time.

Emily holds a bachelor’s degree in emergency management from the National Labor College and is a graduate of Virginia Tech’s Local Government Management program. In 2022 she completed her master’s degree from the Naval Postgraduate School where her research was focused on developing upstream strategies to improve the social determinants of health for the most vulnerable populations and build community resilience.