Emily Faith Grodin is a Senior at California State University, Northridge, majoring in Creative Writing. She has been featured in Leaders Around Me and published in Amuse-Bouche (a literary publication of Antioch College) and Solstice Literary Magazine. Emily became a published author with the release of her memoir I Have Been Buried Under Years of Dust, co-written with mother, Valerie Gilpeer in April 2021. She has been recognized by the California Legislature for her contribution to the community.