Team

As the Senior Manager of Training and Support, Emily creates and maintains uAspire's suite of tools/resources and assists with the training of advisors and other staff members. In addition, she serves as the organization's lead expert on California college affordability, providing technical support to uAspire's Bay Area advisors as they navigate diverse student situations related to financial aid. Since starting at uAspire in 2017, Emily has also virtually advised a small caseload of college students in California.

Emily began her work as a college advisor with the East Bay Consortium, where she assisted high school seniors with the college-going process, and later served as a Summer Fellow with the Richmond Promise, where she supported scholarship recipients by creating student resources and facilitating workshops on financial aid. Emily holds a Bachelor's degree in Urban Studies and a minor in Education from the University of California, Berkeley.

I chose uAspire because I strongly believe that higher education should be accessible and affordable for every student. I am inspired to work for an organization that influences college affordability on multiple levels, from reshaping financial aid systems to supporting individual students as they navigate challenging processes.