Samantha Gardella joined the Emory Women's Golf coaching staff prior to the 2025-26 season.
For the past four years, Gardella has spent time as a caddie and has made back-to-back trips to the finals of the USGA Women's Mid-Amateur in 2021 and 2022 and has traveled to the European Mid-Amatuer.
Gardella has also been working as a photographer adding coverage of The Masters, PGA Tour, Atlanta United, Atlanta Dream and other popular events to her resume.
Gardella graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Fine Arts from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. She now resides in Atlanta full time.
