With a background in campaign and coalition management, Emily (they/them) works across each of the Budget and Policy Center issue areas to identify campaign strategies and set long-term, proactive agendas.

An advocate for tax and economic justice, Emily previously led the Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) Coalition and Campaign. In 2021, they successfully led the WFTC Coalition in passing and establishing the first state-level Earned Income Tax Credit in a state without an income tax. Following its passage, Emily worked with coalition members to focus on equitable implementation of the credit, which has now impacted hundreds of thousands of people in Washington.

Before joining the Budget and Policy Center, Emily led the Free Tax Preparation Campaign at United Way of King County, a regional effort to increase access to federal anti-poverty tax credits. Emily also launched United Way’s 2020 Census Education and Outreach strategy in partnership with a coalition of King County community leaders. Emily has a bachelor’s degree in international studies from the University of Washington. In her spare time, Emily coaches the UW Womxn’s rugby team and enjoys spending time cooking, fishing, and throwing the rugby ball around the park with their dog Goose.

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