Emily believes that food is a central aspect to everyday life and all children should have access to not just food, but fresh, healthy food. Prior to Chef Ann Foundation, Emily received her Masters in Food Studies where she studied the potential of connecting local businesses and farms to enhance agritourism efforts and thus, farm income.

Emily has also spent time working for a variety of businesses focused on supporting local farmers including restaurants, a distillery and cheese shop. Outside of work, Emily enjoys serving on the board of SustainEd Farms, a Denver school garden nonprofit, playing guitar, traveling to the nearest body of water and enjoying good food with friends and family.