Emmie has an enduring passion for languages, music, and creative writing. She graduated from Davidson College in 2022, where she earned the W. Kendrick Pritchett Award for Excellence in Classics.

While in college, Emmie worked as an apprentice Latin teacher and as a research fellow with the Davidson Classics Department. In addition, Emmie spent the summer of 2019 at Middlebury College’s intensive Language School, where she studied Mandarin Chinese in a full immersion environment.

After graduating from college, Emmie taught Latin at Saint John’s Classical Academy in Fleming Island, Florida, where she discovered her passion for mentoring middle and high school students. While in Florida, Emmie served on the worship team at Grace Anglican Church and began writing her first fantasy novel, which she plans to publish in the future.

Currently, Emmie teaches Latin at Faith Christian School.