Erika has been with Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) for over 16 years and currently manages Virginia's Piedmont Region easement enforcement program which combines the easement portfolios of the Charlottesville and Warrenton offices with over 2,000 easement properties in 21 localities. She manages a staff of 9 full-time and contract employees including the VOF Americorps Stewardship Program that was developed to provide recent college graduates an introduction to land conservation. In addition, Erika and the Piedmont team work on amendments to existing easements to improve conservation protections and oversee the VOF Mitigation Bank Easement and Long-Term Steward program. Erika holds undergraduate degrees in both psychology and biology. She is a graduate of the 2020 Class of the UVA Institute for Engagement & Negotiation's Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute.
