Emily joined the RGI team in 2019 and serves as Senior Membership and Meetings Coordinator. She graduated from IUPUI with a Bachelors in Tourism, Events, and Sports Management (TESM) with an Event Management Certificate and a Business Certificate from the Kelley School of Business. She brings an array of experience to RGI, including event planning, event operations, customer service, and more. Emily loves the variety of work she gets to experience through working in association management.

Prior to RGI, Emily gained experience as the Event Services Area Manager at the IUPUI Campus Center where she led a team and oversaw  the operations of 20+ event spaces, special events, building policies, training, and event logistics. Emily has interests in the sporting industry and has dedicated her time volunteering with ISC for the Big Ten Championship and 500 Festival. You can also find her regularly volunteering for Zoo Boo at the Indianapolis Zoo. Being able to serve others and bring them joy is why Emily finds volunteering to be so rewarding. She is a member and involved at the committee level of Meeting Professionals International and Indiana Society of Association Executives- local event planning and association management chapters.

While she isn’t working, Emily enjoys spending time with her husky, Maverick, and her two cats, Gary and Marty. She is an avid traveler, including more trips to Disney World than she can count. She is nearly halfway to her goal of visiting all 50 states, and Hawaii is next up on her list. Emily collects sweatshirts from each state she visits to keep track of her progress.