Emily Moberly is the founder and executive director of Traveling Stories, a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to “outsmarting poverty one book at a time”. Since 2010 Emily and her team have established international libraries in El Salvador, Nicaragua, South Sudan and the Philippines, and one literacy program in San Diego. She created a “Reading is Sexy” merchandise line that, so far, has sold in more than 41 states and 12 countries. Next Emily will begin offering Traveling Stories Social Franchises for those who want to start a library or Story Tent program, but don’t want the trouble of starting their own nonprofit. 
Just months after Forbes magazine called her one of the “Top 10 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch in San Diego,” Emily was nominated for the San Diego Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business Award”. She has been invited to share her story at University’s across the U.S. 
Emily is Series 7 licensed and is in the process of getting her TESL certification. 
Prior to Traveling Stories, Emily enjoyed successful stints at Litton Financial and the San Diego Reader. She also wrote for several local and international award-winning publications. Emily holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from John Brown University, and a certificate in Community Development and African Studies from Mukono Christian University in Uganda. 
Emily is affiliated with the John Brown University Alumni Association, TEAM Networking group and the San Diego Council on Literacy. Her favorite books to read as a young girl were Nancy Drew mysteries.