This totally awesome dork was born and raised in Grapeview, Washington, where she developed her love for music, school, reading, videogames, and glow-in-the-dark ceiling constellations (in that order). After graduating from the University of Washington in Seattle, she moved to the East Coast with her husband Patrick in order to pursue her Master of Arts in Arts Management at George Mason University. Once armed with her master's degree, Emma found employment with YOA Orchestra of the Americas, and has had the opportunity to travel the world with the orchestra as Development and Marketing Officer. Patrick and Emma currently live in Chantilly, Virginia, where they have food-ventures, enjoy the area's distinct seasons (not the norm for Seattle), and host as many friends as they can who want to visit our nation's capital.