Emma Dufort

Emma DuFort hails from west Michigan and visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park frequently as a child. After graduating from Grand Valley State University with a degree in illustration, she returned to live and work in the Smkies. Starting out as a sales assistant in visitor centers run by Great Smoky Mountains Association, she soon became a publications specialist working with GSMA's Creative Services department. Emma has also earned a naturalist certification from Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. A Search for Safe Passage is the first book she has designed and illustrated.