Emily K. Whiting
Co-Founder and Executive Hope Director
Emily is a guiding light for families, empowering them to pursue the best medical, emotional, and spiritual care for their children. Her daughter Charlotte, diagnosed with the ultra-rare Hardikar Syndrome at age five, has undergone over 20 major surgeries and requires care from more than 20 specialists across four U.S. hospital systems. Charlotte's journey continues, with at least 10 more procedures ahead. Emily chronicled their early experiences in She is Charlotte: A Mother’s Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Journey with her Child with Medical Complexities and has united the Hardikar community as more families receive this rare diagnosis. Emily is also a wife, mother to three other children, and a skilled communicator as a speaker, author, and leader.