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Hello there. I’m Erica.

I'm currently a Strategist at Zeus Jones and Innovation Lead at Hellen. I use research and insights to inform brand, service, and experience design. My role is to help our clients understand and articulate what makes them meaningful to the world.

I am a passionate advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion—in the workplace and beyond.

My résumé will tell you that I develop brand experience, marketing and communications strategies for mission-driven clients that are committed to a purpose beyond profits.

I’m still pinching myself that I achieved my lifelong dream of writing children’s picture books. My first is slated to be published by Sleeping Bear Press in August 2024, and my second will be published by Blue Dot Kids Press in 2025.

My past lives have also included being a festival organizer, community builder, professional blogger, non-profiteer, journalist, fact-checker and researcher. I was trained by the AP Stylebook not to use the Oxford comma.

When I’m not glued to a screen, I’m playing with my kitten named Kismet, daydreaming about taking a ‘round-the-world trip with my husband for a creative sabbatical, or growing our succulent garden.

I’m “from” a lot of places: Fairfax, Va. > Guangzhou > Taipei > Beijing > Geneva > Hong Kong > Germantown, Md. > Chicago > Washington, D.C.

Right now, you can find me in San Pedro, on the southern tippy tip of Los Angeles.