Henry Watts
Executive Director, EMI USA
Joined EMI January 2004Professional Training & Experience
- BS, Civil Engineering cum laude, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY, 1997
- PE, Civil Engineering, Maryland
After graduating from Cornell University, Henry worked for Waldemar S. Nelson and Company, Inc. in New Orleans, LA, performing structural design on various industrial projects. After a little less than a year, he left that role to become an EMI intern in Colorado Springs. After his internship, Henry worked for Centex Construction Company (now Balfour Beatty) in Washington, DC for six years as a project engineer and assistant project manager on large commercial construction projects. He joined EMI in 2004.
Ministry Experience
Henry and Erika were very involved in Cru during college, including summer projects and participating in leading the campus ministry. There they both fell in love with small group Bible studies, which they have continued to lead in their church. They joined EMI in 2004 as staff engineer and landscape architect and have served in Colorado Springs, Amman, and Western Kenya.
Family
Henry and Erika were married in 2000 and have enjoyed life together in Alexandria, VA, Colorado Springs, Jordan, and Kenya. Their three kids keep them busy now with school and sports. In the summers they love camping in the Colorado mountains and enjoying life on a lake in a remote part of northern Maine. While Erika spends most of her time raising three future world changers, she also comes into the office to user her landscape architecture skills on EMI master planning projects.