Erin was born in Delaware, but grew up in Chicago. After graduating from Kenyon College, she returned to Chicago for law school, where she became a licensed attorney. Her education and passion for reading eventually led her to become an editor for law books, but she has since been a professional non-profit event planner, an active (volunteer) fundraiser for the Starlight Children's Foundation, and a project manager for a major research project at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Erin draws on her past experience through her involvement with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, where she is currently the Annual Fund Chair for the Greater Illinois Chapter, as well as the National Annual Fund Co-Chair, and serves on the National Leadership Council for Individual Giving and the Advocacy A-Team for Greater Illinois.
Erin lives outside of Chicago with her husband Joel, her son who has CF, and her daughter.
