Emily (she/her) is a fundraising, events and strategic operations leader, bringing ideas to life while engaging communities to support meaningful work. Born and raised in Detroit, she has worked in fundraising at local, regional and national levels and also brings experience in campaign analysis, fundraising event strategy and grant writing. Emily has served as director of development at Pollen Midwest, director of advancement at REPOWERED, and events strategist at Hospitality Minnesota. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and public relations from Michigan State University.

Emily lives in Minneapolis and enjoys politics, pop culture and their intersections. In her free time she is an avid podcast listener and Bravo watcher and an occasional baker.