Emily has been practicing occupational therapy for over 20 years. She is the co-founder and principal of Empowering Care Partners, a company providing training and consulting to individuals living with dementia and their care partners who support them, including family members, dementia care professionals, and organizations. Emily also provides occupational therapy services in Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Independent Living communities. Prior to that, she served as the Director of Clinical Compliance for a skilled nursing company, in regional clinical and director of rehabilitation roles for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). In each role, Emily has focused on clinical programming and mentorship of students, new grads, and those new to the SNF setting. She has also been involved in the planning and training for addressing regulatory updates and payment model changes.

Emily holds an Independent Trainer Certification with Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care (PAC) and provides training to care partners of all levels in the care of those living with dementia.

As the Principal and Co-Founder of Empowering Care Partners, Emily has created and presented numerous continuing education courses across several national and international platforms, been a guest speaker on podcasts, and have written blogs and articles for online publication.

Emily is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and was part of their Leadership Development for Middle Managers Class of 2016. She has also served AOTA on a variety of Technical Expert Panels and Advisory Groups.