“Under Emily's leadership, Scholastic's classroom magazine division thrived, winning numerous awards. One of the reasons for this was the unique combination of skills Emily brought to her role as editorial director. As a world-class journalist, she encouraged us produce important, timely stories. She brought great innovation to the presentation of that material, urging the use of large, strong images and enhancing stories with compelling sidebars and diagrams--which made the magazine much more appealing. But I believe it was her background as a teacher that helped her make the material relevant for a complex audience of students and teachers. She also had an eye towards how to move those magazines to the Web back when that medium was still in its infancy. Working with Emily taught me a great deal--and made me a better journalist and editor. She always encouraged great collaboration at all levels--and was a delight to work with!”