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Hi, I'm Emma.
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Currently, I'm the Executive Editor of TravelAge West, a travel trade publication serving an audience of modern, business-savvy travel advisors (formerly known as travel agents). 

I write and edit a wide range of travel content, manage social media campaigns, grow SEO for TravelAgeWest.com and develop and produce engaging web stories for a national audience of travel advisors and travel industry executives. I'm al​so the host of the Humans of Travel podcast and a co-host of the Trade Secrets podcast (the latter is produced in conjunction with Travel Weekly), where I highlight the successes of exceptional individuals within ​the travel industry. 

Outside of my role at TravelAge West, I am the author of "Am I OK?", a weekly newsletter featuring travel hacks, veggie-packed recipes, and honest reflections on relationships, health, and life in your 30s.​

Podcasts: Humans of Travel, Humans in the Hot Seat, Trade Secrets

honors, projects & more
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I am a proud member of the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA), and the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW).

In 2024, I won Gold for Best Travel Podcast in the Eddie and Ozzie Awards, and placed as a finalist in the Jesse H. Neal Awards for my work on the Trade Secrets podcast, which I co-host with Jamie Biesiada, Senior Editor of Travel Weekly.

Also in 2024 I received a Gold award in the Pacific Region from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for the Humans of Travel podcast.

In 2023, a ​TravelAge West cover story I wrote on accessible travel received an honorable mention from SATW in the category of “Coverage of Diverse Communities.”
 
Other awards have included a Maggie Award in the Best Feature Article (Circulation under 50,000)/Trade for a cover story on the top travel milestones of the last ​50 years, and a Bronze award in the Travel Trade category from NATJA for my piece on High-Risk Travel. 
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In 2020, my family and I summited Mount Kilimanjaro as part of a fundraiser for the travel industry nonprofit Tourism Cares (of which I am on the marketing committee). We ended up raising approximately $35,000 for the climb.



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