Emileigh Barnes is a content lead at 18F, a digital consultancy within the U.S. government.

An advocate of plain language and the Oxford comma, Emileigh headed the content strategy for everykidinapark.gov and beta.fec.gov. She's published in academic journals, literary journals, newspapers, and magazines. She’s the author of two poetry chapbooks.

If not at work, Emileigh’s probably watching West Wing reruns, searching for (actually) spicy food in Minneapolis, or hanging out at the dog park with her boxer, Huckleberry Finn.