As a student-athlete, you’re BUSY with school, sports and a social life. How are you supposed to manage it all?
I’ve been in your shoes. And I can help!
You know you need to learn how to become a better leader but HOW and with what time?! That’s where I come in!
I’m Emily and I work with student-athletes, coaches and teams to help them learn more about themselves, grow and lead with intention.
SOME FUN FACTS ABOUT ME
I’ve been to 40 countries (I made it a goal to visit 40 countries before I turned 30, and I did it with one month to spare!)
I worked in Investment Banking right after college - 80-100 hours a week in an office on Madison Square Park
I have 3 dogs and 3 cats
I am a City Councilwoman!
Long story short…
I moved to Cody, Wyoming in 2017 after working in NYC for 3 years after college to work at the dude ranch I grew up visiting as a kid. In a roundabout way, I was asked if I would be willing to coach our local swim team and since I needed the money, I said sure why not.
It didn’t take me long to fall in love with coaching and to realize that I needed to do more to become the best coach I could. I sought out ways to further my education and pursued my Masters degree at Clemson University focusing in Youth Development Leadership.
Credentials
→ Amherst College, B.A. in Economics & French
→ Clemson University, M.S. in Youth Development Leadership
→ Clemson University, Ph.D. in Youth Development Leadership, focusing in Student-Athlete Development (expected graduation December 2024)
→ Registered Yoga Teacher (200 hour training)
→ BrandX Certified Youth Fitness Instructor
→ USA Swimming Certified Coach
Community Work:
→ Cody, WY City Councilwoman
→ Park County Travel Council Board Member
→ Shoshone Recreation District Board Member
→ Wyoming Swimming General Chair
MY STORY
MY STORY
I started swimming at the young age of 6 in Rochester, New York and kept swimming competitively for the next 16 years! In high school, I was a bit of a leadership nerd - I was president of my student body, president of a high school political club, swim team captain and MVP -- I couldn’t get enough!
When I went to college, I realized that everyone there was just like me, and I really didn’t have many opportunities to lead. Even though I was swimming well, I struggled majorly with anxiety and depression and had a really hard time staying confident and happy.
After 3 years in banking on wall street, I moved to Wyoming where I fell into coaching the local swim team. I gravitated towards working with high schoolers and saw so many of the same challenges I faced in them.
Instead of just showing up to coach, I wanted to learn how to be the best possible coach I could be and began my MS in Youth Development Leadership at Clemson University (online) in 2019. After graduating in 2021, I still felt like I had more to learn and so I started my PhD just weeks later.
One of the biggest things i have learned in my studies is to be the coach I needed when I was younger. Who was that? Someone that was compassionate yet firm, approachable yet still held me accountable. Someone that helped me learn about how to truly BE a leader rather than just take on the leadership role in name.
That’s how I can help you.
