Emily is a Designer at Rowell Brokaw Architects and recently joined the firm in early 2011. She is currently working on the Huestis Zebrafish Facility Expansion and Renovation project for the University of Oregon and the Edwards Center Mixed-Use Development project in Aloha, Oregon. Emily received her B.Arch from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she graduated Summa Cum Laude and received the Chancellors Student Excellent Award for outstanding service and achievement among the senior class.

After receiving her M.Arch from Columbia University in 2006, Emily worked for three years for Grupo 7 Architecture and Interiors in Washington D.C. where she served as a project team member for numerous restaurant and residential projects. Emily relocated to Eugene in 2009 and worked for a firm with housing development projects based in Changzhou, China, Hangzhou, China and Shanglin Lake, China.