Emily Backus has been the General Music specialist at Mary Lin since 2019. She received  her Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Georgia, where she was a percussion student of Professor Timothy K. Adams, Jr. (who, among other credits, appeared on an episode of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood entitled "Noisy and Quiet"). She received her Master of Music Education degree from Georgia College in 2023. When not rocking out with the rockets, Ms. Backus loves to read with her cat Neko, take walks with her dog Shirley,  and play in bands around Atlanta.