diff --git a/media_commons_booking_app/src/policy.ts b/media_commons_booking_app/src/policy.ts
index 0e5dd213..c1fd9d91 100644
--- a/media_commons_booking_app/src/policy.ts
+++ b/media_commons_booking_app/src/policy.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ export const getSecondApproverEmail = (branchName: string) =>
     ? 'media-commons-devs@itp.nyu.edu'
     : 'jg5626@nyu.edu'; // Jhanele
 
+export const getApprovalCcEmail = (branchName: string) =>
+  branchName === 'development'
+    ? 'media-commons-devs@itp.nyu.edu'
+    : 'ss12430@nyu.edu'; // Samantha
+
 /********** ROOMS ************/
 
 export type Purpose = 'multipleRoom' | 'motionCapture';
diff --git a/media_commons_booking_app/src/server/emails.ts b/media_commons_booking_app/src/server/emails.ts
index 211c1689..32acad81 100644
--- a/media_commons_booking_app/src/server/emails.ts
+++ b/media_commons_booking_app/src/server/emails.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ import {
   DevBranch,
 } from '../types';
 
+import { getApprovalCcEmail } from '../policy';
+
+const getCcEmail = (status: BookingStatusLabel): string => {
+  if (status !== BookingStatusLabel.APPROVED) {
+    return '';
+  }
+  return getApprovalCcEmail(process.env.BRANCH_NAME);
+};
+
 export const sendTextEmail = (
   targetEmail: string,
   status: BookingStatusLabel,
@@ -14,6 +23,7 @@ export const sendTextEmail = (
   const subj = `${status}: Media Commons request for \"${eventTitle}\"`;
   const options = {
     replyTo: 'mediacommons.reservations@nyu.edu',
+    cc: getCcEmail(status),
   };
   GmailApp.sendEmail(targetEmail, subj, body, options);
 };
@@ -46,6 +56,7 @@ export const sendHTMLEmail = (
   const options = {
     htmlBody,
     replyTo: 'mediacommons.reservations@nyu.edu',
+    cc: getCcEmail(status),
   };
   GmailApp.sendEmail(targetEmail, subj, body, options);
 };