She is a leader in her local, District Twelve Educators Association (DTEA), where she has been instrumental in developing and working with associated partners for a professional learning program for teachers called Teachers As Learning Leaders (TALL). Prior to teaching middle school, she taught high school and worked as a project manager where she discovered her love and passion for watching and inspiring young people to investigate careers in math and science. Erin earned her BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Denver and her Masters of Education in Curriculum and Design from Colorado Christian University.