Erin has a B.S. in Psychology from Towson University in Maryland, and holds both an AMI Assistants to Infancy (0-3) diploma from The Montessori Institute, and an AMI Primary (3-6) diploma from Montessori Northwest. She is a "Montessori child," having gone to an AMI Montessori school from primary though upper elementary and has worked in both private and public Montessori schools for nearly 15 years. Erin was born in Washington D.C., and moved to Denver, CO in 2016, before making her way to Portland in 2024.  In her spare time, Erin loves reading, practicing yoga, and spending time with family, friends and her Golden Retriever, Baylee!