Emma Hitchcock grew up in Philadelphia before moving to Charlottesville for her teenage years. She has always been immersed in the arts and was raised in a family of musical intellectuals. Emma was a three sport athlete in high school, but during any free moment you would find her in the art building bringing her methodic creativity from the court to the canvas. She is also an advocate for social justice issues in the Charlottesville community and is the co-founder of Art for the Heart, a non-profit which seeks to connect the homeless community with the greater Charlottesville community through art. Art for the Heart, which was awarded a Tom Tom Social Innovation Prize, gave her the chance to join the Innovation Lab at the Darden School, where she learned how to design logos, websites, and marketing strategies for humanitarian causes. This led to an interest in graphic design which she continues to foster as a part of the graphics team for the Cavalier Daily. A Studio Art and Anthropology major, Emma hopes to continue combining her passion for social justice and art throughout her college career and beyond.