Rev. Emily Hotho has been an elder in the Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church for nearly 20 years. She has served as Associate Pastor at Christ UMC in Fort Lauderdale, Associate Director of Clergy Excellence, Senior Pastor of Skycrest UMC in Clearwater, and currently serves as the Gulf Central District Superintendent.

Emily went to college at Southern Methodist University, majoring in Music and Religious Studies, and has an M.Div. from Duke Divinity School. Emily is married to Mat and has three sons— Liam (16), Evan (14), and Jackson (7). She enjoys reading, travel, CrossFit, and playing music of all kinds.