Education

BA in German from the Pennsylvania State Univeristy, 2001

Fulbright Scholar to Germany, the University of Munich, 2001-2003

MA in Journalism, The University of Iowa, 2008

Certificate in Essential Feng Shui ©, The Western School of Feng Shui, 2017

Community Support

John Olson, President and ceo of the Chamber of Commerce

[Forthcoming]

Lee McCollins, owner and CEO of Berry Creek Garden

[Forthcoming]

Lisa Weidman, Retired journalism professor and chair of the Terroir Creative Writing Festival Committee

[Forthcoming]

Angela Floratos, small business owner

[Forthcoming]

Jean Caspers, retiree and former Director of the Linfield library

[Forthcoming]

Puji Scherer, Executive Director at Color Guild International

[Forthcoming]

My Book

In 2023, my home lifestyle book had the honor of being the second most pre-ordered book in Third Street Book’s history, just behind Michelle Obama’s Becoming. It walks readers through my process of designing spaces for values and purpose.

Special Skills

Magazine-style content creation

Brand building

Social media strategy and execution

Interior design consulting

Intergenerational communication

Spirited collaboration

Empathetic listening

Professional networking

Grant writing

Staging for sale

Resilience and persistence

Fun facts

I was a Fulbright scholar to Germany and worked in diplomacy at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Washington, DC (my first professional job).

My mom in PA cut out the national McMinnville story about Luke Buchheit taking 17 young women to prom — and I found it in my files years later, after we had moved to McMinnville.

My favorite children’s book growing up was Beverly Cleary’s Emily’s Runaway Imagination, based in Yamhill.

I won the first ever Live-Action Competitive Oregon Trail at the Willamette Mission Museum in Salem.

I have served as PR representative for the Terroir Creative Writing Festival since 2014, and launched its first fundraising program in 2025. Our fundraising efforts support the attendance of the Mac High Grizzly Poetry Club at the festival.

My personal blog about living in Salem when we first moved to Oregon was picked up as a column by the local alternative weekly, then the Statesman-Journal. It was called Desperately Seeking Salem.

A feature I wrote for Marie Claire magazine won an honorable mention in the Perfumed Plume Awards for fragrance writing.

My husband and I met as camp counselors at the German-language summer camp Waldsee.

Connect with me on Instagram

That was quick! First timers over at @fromanotherudder in #carltonoregon, AND NOW REGULARS! Right in Main Street, next to @parkandmaincarlton and @ikigaicarlton, with more dairy-free flavors than I have seen anywhere else! #df #dairyfree. Griffin got

Summer’s start. Kids are away at camp for the first time. House staying clean. A night out with friend’s. Time with @adamdiesburg. Art. Sleep. House is painted. Magazine just about wrapped. So much to do, such an urge to take to the hammo

Portland really brought the flowers today for the @downtownpdx Bloom festival! Just a few of my favorites. As always, I brought my mom 🥰.

Connect with emily

Let’s meet in person to speak about what I can bring to your brokerage. Use the form below, text me at 319-331-8785, or email me at emilygrosvenor@gmail.com