Emily Seibel has served as Executive Director of the nonprofit community development, Yellow Springs Home, Inc., since 2011. During that time, she grew the Community Land Trust portfolio of permanently affordable housing to more than $6,000,000, removing land from the speculative market to serve the community forever. She graduated from Antioch College with a Bachelor of Arts in Social and Global Studies and a Concentration in Economics. She went on to earn a Certificate in Project Management from Antioch University Midwest and a Master of Arts degree in Wisdom Studies through the Holmes Institute. She is a certified Housing Development Finance Professional through the National Development Council and completed a Business Planning Fellowship through the National Community Land Trust Network. Emily has consulted with peers on behalf of the Grounded Solutions Network and NeighborWorks America, where she is a Shared Equity course instructor. She has presented at numerous conferences, webinars, and trainings in several states. Emily’s prior work experience includes a variety of roles in higher education, including academic support, disability services, and study abroad administration. While an Antioch student, Emily worked with nonprofit organizations in her native Lawrence, Kansas; on the White Earth Reservation, Minnesota; and in Sikkim, India. She also studied emerging capitalism in Eastern Europe, traveling to Poland, Germany, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. In 2011, she co-founded the Yellow Springs Pride. Emily has dedicated her career to the pursuit of beloved community, social justice, and the power behind possibility.