Emi Okikawa (she/her) grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii surrounded by the beauty of the Hawaiian Islands. She holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies and International Studies from Franklin & Marshall College and has studied at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole and Kanda University of International Studies in Japan. Prior to the Seattle Parks Foundation, Emi has worked in the environmental nonprofit sector as a RAY Fellow at Ocean Conservancy and the Washington State Sierra Club. She has spent her career cultivating the storytelling and communication experience she currently employs at Seattle Parks Foundation supporting our community partners.