Robyn Emery, currently serving as the Queen of the Ballard-based Leif Erikson Lodge 2-001, Sons of Norway, has been selected to be a Seafair Princess.

The Seattle Leif Erikson Lodge is the largest of over 390 international Sons of Norway lodges, with more than 1,500 members. Celebrating its 110th anniversary this year, it has been active in promoting the heritage and culture of Norway since 1903.

This year, Emery will be graduating with honors from the Ocean Research College Academy at Everett Community College, and from Kamiak High School in Mukilteo. This fall she will be attending Northwest University in Kirkland to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology/Pre-med. Her goal is to become a medical doctor, possibly specializing in oncology. Her platform for Seafair will be for Seattle Children’s Hospital, where her 7-year-old brother successfully underwent treatment for pediatric cancer. She will be investing 10 hours of community service at Children's.

Emery is passionate about her Norwegian roots, having studied the language and becoming conversational in it as an extracurricular activity -- not to mention she is reading through the Harry Potter series in Norwegian. In addition, she did a five-week cultural homestay in Norway in summer of 2012 and is writing a 16-page policy position paper about Scandinavian government.

In her free time, Emery likes to hike, read and spend time with family and friends. She says she looks forward to embracing new adventures and opportunities as a Seafair Princess.

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