Emily Koch is the agriculture instructor at Waynesville Career Center along with the program's FFA advisor. Her passion for agriculture started a little later in life when she joined her high school's agriculture program. Right away FFA became her fit and it quickly turned into a career path.

Recently Emily graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelors of Science in Agriculture Education and is currently pursuing her master's in Agriculture Education as well. Her goal as an educator is to help students find their passion, just as she did in high school.