Emily works as an interactive planner for a San Francisco advertising agency. She is a freelance writer for Bay Area website DivineCaroline and is a columnist for Girls are Champions, an athletic site for girls 10 to 18. Emily got her degree in journalism from Northwestern University and worked for the "Cape Times" South Africa reporting on HIV and AIDS. She previously worked on the video documentary "Ties That Bind" about interfaith dialogue and women's religious leadership in Chicago.