Emily Rooney lives in Lodi with her husband Pat and their son Jake. Her father’s family manage cattle in Lodi and her mother’s family grows row crops and cherries in Tracy. In her free time, Emily loves to go to the coast with her son.
Emily is the President of the Agricultural Council of California and graduated from UC Davis with a BS in Agricultural Economics. She has worked many years in the agriculture policy field including addressing the Williamson Act and the Farm Bill, with connections to land conservation programs.
Emily enjoys serving on the CFT Trustee Council because the organization is managed and run by people in agriculture for agriculture.