Ellie Rigby

My name is Ellen Rigby, but I go by Ellie.  I am a first year graduate student in the Building Construction program.  I grew up in Roanoke, Virginia and attended the University of Virginia where I graduated with a degree in English in 2002.  After graduation I worked at a wilderness camp and conference center for a couple of years as a wilderness trip leader and caving, climbing, and mountain biking instructor.  Then I moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, where I worked for two years as an elementary school teacher's assistant in kindergarten and special needs classrooms.  I was working on my teaching certification when I decided that I wanted to pursue something new.  My husband, Jared (the man in the picture), and I moved back to Virginia and I worked as an Admissions Counselor at Hollins University in Roanoke.  Then I got a wild hair and decided to apply to graduate school at Virginia Tech in the building construction department.  Why, you ask?  For the challenge, the change of scenery, and the opportunity to apply my mind to a new field.  In my spare time I am mostly outside: working in the garden, tubing on the New River, hiking, biking, camping, and anything else that gets me outside and moving around.  I believe that this love of the outdoors will steer my focus in the building industry towards sustainable building practices and responsible development that preserves green spaces for future generations.

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