“In the nearly 10 years I've been here, Emily has become one of my all-time favorite leaders. Emily possesses a remarkable ability to connect with her team on a personal level, fostering an environment of trust, support, and growth. Her dedication to ensuring that each team member flourishes in their roles is unmatched. She invests time and effort in understanding our strengths, weaknesses, and aspirations, enabling her to provide tailored guidance and support.

What truly sets Emily apart is her selflessness and willingness to lead by example. She is not afraid to roll up her sleeves and dive into the work alongside us when needed. Whether it's tackling a challenging project, meeting a tight deadline, or providing guidance during critical moments, Emily is always there, ready to support and lend a helping hand.”

Direct Team Member, 2024

“Emily is a force of nature. It has been so great watching her grow in this organization over the past 2.5 years. Everything that she touches gets better and she has a list of successes to prove it. She is fearless when it comes to having tough conversations with her team, partners, and stakeholders – always pushing them to be better.

This year I watched Emily take on more than she was comfortable doing and then get really comfortable with that. She has built key relationships with other Rockets and with our technology teams. Her influence now scales across all of Rocket - not just from the THOUSANDS of improvements to Rocket Design System, but from the countless hours reviewing work and being available to help any designer to improve their work and be more consistent.”

EVP of Design, 2023

“Emily is a shining light in Rocket Design, and her vision and expertise has helped to improve the quality of our work across the board. I particularly appreciate her expertise in visual design and design systems. Her insights have helped push our team to new creative heights.

Emily is very generous with her knowledge. She helps designers across Rocket, and her willingness to mentor others has made a positive impact on the team.

I am grateful for her support, especially in design reviews. I often find myself telling my team to take into consideration *every* comment Emily leaves (not something I say about other people's feedback).”

VP of Design, 2023

“One of Emily's standout qualities is her exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail. She has an innate ability to keep things running smoothly, ensuring that no important aspect is overlooked. I am constantly impressed by her ability to juggle multiple responsibilities while still maintaining a keen eye for detail and ability to help our team when we need her. Additionally, she remains calm under pressure and consistently makes clear, decisive decisions that guide our team towards success.

Additionally, Emily has a genuine and caring nature that brightens everyone's day. Her positive energy and uplifting presence create a supportive work environment where team members feel valued and appreciated. Overall, Emily's a true role model and I look forward to continue growing from her and working with her.”

Direct Team Member, 2024

“Emily’s presence is kind and supportive, and she challenges the designers in a way that makes them feel like they’re in the peer-to-peer conversation that makes design review productive. She encourages exploration and creativity within the gentle constraints of RDS, and lets nothing slip in a relentless pursuit of quality.

Emily’s amazing, and she’s been crushing it so long - she's set the bar so high that it probably seems to some folks like she’s just achieving expectations. But I know the truth. Constant star.”

Design Leader, 2024

“I am always impressed to see how engaged Emily is with all the projects happening on her team. She is on top of all the things and I can always count on Emily to get the design support that is needed. When Emily inherited Storefront design team, she ensured that the engineering teams are part of the design sessions which has been helpful. As we are trying to get alignment from internal design teams on using the design system, Emily has been a key partner in this and has been working with the internal design teams on accommodating their requirements into RDS. I am looking forward to her partnership in our continuous effort to build RDS and Storefronts.”

Engineering Leader, 2023

“Emily is an excellent leader who effectively communicates the mission and goals of the team, keeps us focused, and fosters growth. She creates a fun work environment - I think our team is probably one of the closest teams at Rocket and I think that is in huge part to Emily’s leadership and trust that she has in us.

She scheduled a weekly training time block for our team to use for development, and has actively helped me in our 1:1s identify opportunities to expand and improve my skills. And there’s no doubt she’s built a great team, and I recently noted how welcomed I’ve felt. No matter what questions I’ve had as I onboarded onto the team, she’s made me feel heard, encouraged and valued.”

Direct Team Member, 2023

“I originally met Emily through the work that her and her team at Rocket Central were doing on the new Rocket Design System. I was always extremely impressed with the work they were doing and figured that their team must have had strong design leadership in order to be able to execute in the way that they do.

Emily is a gold mine of knowledge and her approach to leadership is one that I hope to be able to adopt and emulate as a leader. Her exceptional ability to connect, organize, support, and inspire has made her an invaluable asset. I feel immensely fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with her and eagerly look forward to the continued privilege of collaborating under her guidance.”

Team Member, 2023

“Emily is one of my favorite people to work with. The dedication to both client satisfaction and engineering excellence makes it clear that she cares.

She's not just really passionate about the designs we deliver to clients, but she deeply cares about the experience for the engineering team as well. There has been times where the engineering team would suggest alternatives or express concerns around functionality, and she would take that back to the team and figure out a solution that fits both the client and engineering need. Emily's understanding nature and willingness to compromise on designs make it a pleasure to work with her.”

Engineering Team Member, 2023

“Emily's guidance has been incredibly positive and enlightening. She always gives amazing feedback on design work and I really appreciated her desire to know more about the complex space of internal team member tools.

Emily's leadership style is both inspiring and effective. She has a natural ability to guide the team with a clear vision while remaining open to input and ideas from all members. Her leadership was instrumental in the success of the RDS-enterprise project, and it's a testament to her skill in managing complex tasks and diverse teams. One of Emily's standout qualities is her emphasis on collaboration and teamwork. She has an innate ability to bring people together, ensuring that everyone's voice is heard and valued.”

Team Member, 2023

“Emily has been a consistent and reliable mentor for me throughout the year. She prioritizes our meetings and is always available to help answer a question or give me advice on my work and my career growth. I feel I’ve grown so much from our mentoring relationship as she’s made such an effort to prioritize my development and growth.

In the weekly Design Review meetings, I’ve seen Emily provide clear and actionable feedback to designers, ranging from a higher level strategy perspective and detailed UI design and design systems feedback. In a recent meeting where an animation was proposed, Emily gave another designer thoughtful feedback to consider the larger impact of animation on the product which showed her eye for strategy and thinking about the bigger picture of our design systems and brand.”

Team Member, 2023