A 2008 graduate of Auburn University, Emily Ann Tatum has been the assistant to the head football coach since March 2014. 
 
In her role she coordinates logistics and serves as the key point of contact for the head coach. She also assists the head coach and football staff with internal matters pertaining to the day-to-day operations of the football program including recruiting, travel, special events, and communication. 
 
Before returning to Auburn, Tatum launched the brand of an internet sales business Tin Roof Cutting Boards in Sugar Land, Texas, where she served as owner and manager for three years. She also spent two years as the National Development Director for Distinguished Young Women (previously America’s Junior Miss) and one year as an account executive at Onmedia Ad Sales in Mobile, Ala. 
 
Tatum was a cheerleader at Auburn from 2006-08, earning her bachelor of arts in public relations. A double graduate of Auburn, she obtained her Master’s in Administration of Higher Education in August 2018. Tatum is a native of Ozark, Alabama. She is married to John Tatum and the couple has two children; daughter, Mary Berkley, and son, Levi.