Emily Farmer is a 1998 graduate of Kiowa High School. She received her Bachelors Degree in Education from Northeastern State University in 2002 and a Masters Degree in Public School Administration in 2006. She has been teaching Senior English at Sallisaw High School for 8 years. She is married to Scott Farmer, who is the Federal Programs Director in the district, and they have two children, Kaycie, 6, and David, 2.