EMILY IS…a Californian in life and a Michigander at heart. An educator. A semi-avid hiker and lover of nature. A creative thinker and doer. A performer of orchestral music. Principal Percussionist in the Peninsula Symphony Orchestra. Weekend bicyclist. Electronic music producer. Keyboardist in The Love Taps and Newport Bobby. Drummer. Drawer of pen and ink. Poetic thinker and wanna-be spoken word artist. Podcast producer/co-host for “Struggle for Change” podcast. Lover of carnitas and mystery novels. Academic Technology Support Specialist at Stanford Online High School.

EMILY WAS…a presenter at multiple ed tech conferences, including CUE, ISTE, California STEAM and the Center for Progressive Education summit. Associate Director of Technology at Hillbrook School. Amateur standup comedian. Percussion Performance major + Stats minor at the University of Michigan. Digital Music and Sound Arts teacher in middle school. Character artist as “Collector Gadget.” The first Director of Technology at Tessellations school for gifted learners. Post-production editor of “So You Want to Transform Healthcare?” podcast by Health2047. Media Associate at SHS Atherton. Creator of the web-tool “My iPad Fix,” helping students and teachers autonomously troubleshoot devices. Advocate for “people, not devices” and presenter on the topic.