Biography
Emily has a 20-year career in public policy and organizing to make the world a better place and currently works full time as a campaign director at MoveOn. Prior to being elected to the Portland Board of Education, Emily was deeply involved in education issues as a parent, and she co-founded and directed Protect Our Neighborhood Schools and co-chaired Reiche Community School's PTO. Emily led the winning campaign to pass a $64 million bond in 2017 to renovate four Portland elementary schools.
Emily is the mom of a 2nd grader at Reiche Community School and a 6th grader at King Middle School. She attended public schools for K-12 and received a BA from Stanford University and a Master of Public Health from Columbia University. Emily lives in the West End with her daughters and partner. You can follow Emily on Facebook and Twitter.