Emily graduated from Seattle University in 2007 with a degree in political science and minor in economics. While in college, Emily traveled to Ecuador and Mexico on various service trips and served on Student Government.

Currently she is working as a Truman Fellow at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, DC . Next year she will be going to law school. Ultimately, Emily hopes to utilize international trade as a tool for international development or serve in the federal government by working on the Hill.