Emily is the Director of Education at FIG Education, Inc. Together with Shelene, she educates and mentors life care planning students through the 120-hour Life Care Planning Certification class, with a strong emphasis on the life care plan case study and the development of a comprehensive life care plan.  She also provides guidance and coaching to individuals certified in life care planning—both former FIG students and non-FIG students—on the life care planning industry, developing comprehensive life care plans, and preparing for depositions and trials as an expert witness.  

Previously, from 2018 to 2022, Emily served as the Director of Marketing and Operations at FIG Education and FIG Services. In this role, she managed FIG’s life care planning education and service businesses, helped update FIG’s 120-hour Life Care Planning Certification class, and guided students through the 120-hour Life Care Planning Certification class. She also led marketing efforts for FIG’s Life Care Planning, Medical Cost Projection, and Medicare Set-Aside courses, by attending conferences and educating healthcare professionals nationwide about the life care planning industry.

Emily serves on the FIG Advisory Board and is a founding member of the American Association of Pediatric Life Care Professionals (AAPedsLCP).

Before transitioning into the life care planning field, Emily spent many years working in health policy in Washington, D.C. She worked on Capitol Hill as a healthcare policy legislative aide to a senior U.S. Senator on the Senate Finance Committee, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid policy. She collaborated with the Senator in sponsoring and successfully passing the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act and the Federal Research Public Access Act, both of which were ultimately enacted into law. 

Emily is highly knowledgeable in healthcare policy, with particular expertise in Medicare and Medicaid policies, as well as the Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) program and Medicare Survey and Certification.  Her experience spans a wide range of healthcare policy legislation, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act, Prescription Drug User Fee Act, and the Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations bills. 

Emily also worked in the healthcare practice at Squire Patton Boggs, advising healthcare clients on legislative and regulatory matters and developing government affairs strategies that engaged both legislative and executive branches. Her clients included medical and healthcare professional associations, hospitals and health systems, skilled nursing facilities, pharmaceutical companies, universities, and dialysis providers. Additionally, Emily collaborated with the Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) to educate Members of Congress and their staff on the Medicare Secondary Payer Act and advocate for related legislative initiatives. 

Emily holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Administration from the University of Alabama, with a major in Health Care Management and a minor in Political Science / International Relations.