Staci Emm

Staci Emm is a member of the Yerington Paiute Tribe, and works as an extension educator in Mineral County, Nevada. In her position, she manages budgets, supervises staff, secures grant funding and works closely with representatives from local, tribal, federal and state government to provide need-based educational programming. She worked as a newspaper reporter and a Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program (FRTEP) coordinator for Nevada Tribes before she accepted her current position. Emm also raises registered Black Angus cattle with her father and sister on the family ranch on the Walker River Reservation. Recently, she researched and developed a professional development curriculum for USDA professionals to understand American Indian populations in Nevada, Idaho, Washington and Oregon with funding from Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (WSARE). Emm holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations and business management from the University of Nevada, Reno and a master’s of agriculture degree from Colorado State University.