Em grew up in several small towns in rural Missouri. She graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism with a bachelor’s degree. During college, she was a writer and editor at a non-profit newspaper, the Columbia Missourian, for nearly two years. There, Em investigated the finances of the University of Missouri’s Board of Curators, covered protests, managed the newsroom and led reporters on the higher education and health beats. Her reporting on voting laws has been featured at news outlets across the South. She’s also a certified drone pilot and dabbles in aerial photography.
