Emily Haynes McGee began interpreting full-time in 2010. She got her introduction to green chile and B.S. in Signed Language Interpreting from the University of New Mexico. Upon graduation, Emily participated in the first cohort of the VRSII School-to-Work program. 

Emily worked as a freelance interpreter in the Richmond community for over ten years. She holds national interpreter certification (NIC). In 2017, she began managing a small team of interpreters for a local university; this small team has since grown into Mosaic Interpreting Services. Emily credits Virginia's Scaling4Growth program for helping her navigate Mosaic's growth. 

More recently, Emily co-founded Deaf EcoFarm with Karina Baker, to provide an experiential environmental stewardship program in American Sign Language​​. 

When not working, Emily can be found traveling, gardening, rock climbing, or swinging from the flying trapeze.