Emily Wood is the current Board Chairman and has been involved at Amarillo Children’s Home as a donor, volunteer, and staff member. She and her husband, Casey, even met through a connection at Amarillo Children’s Home!  They have two daughters, Marienne and Noelle.  Emily grew up in Hereford and Canyon and graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in Journalism.  Emily worked in the nonprofit sector for 16 years, including serving as a grant writer for New York City’s historic homeless shelter, The Bowery Mission; in Development Director positions for the Amarillo Symphony, Opportunity School, and the Amarillo Children’s Home; as a consultant; and as the Vice President of Community Investment at the Amarillo Area Foundation.  Since 2019 Emily has served as the Director of Women’s Ministry at First Presbyterian Church in Amarillo.

“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18