Erin has a B.S. in Natural Resources Management and a minor in Geographic Information Science from Northland College. She has worked for several state, federal, and tribal governments on projects from wildlife trapping and tracking to managing GIS databases. Erin did graduate coursework at the University of Maine and the University of Vermont in human dimensions of natural resources and relational leadership with a focus on survey research design and analysis. She is an alumna of the 2009 Round River program in Namibia. Erin is also a professional bookseller, sugar bush manager, and an open water swimmer.