Since her childhood days touting pigtails and well-pronounced ad copy
as she auditioned for talent agents, Erin understood the power of
communications. Today, Erin uses the written word to move readers
and make things "make sense." As Editor-at-Large for Washington
Parent Magazine, she writes feature articles for each
monthly issue on a wide range of parenting topics. In this role, she
has frequently appeared as an on-air contributor to the WRC-TV/NBC
"News 4 at 4:00pm" Washington Parent segment.
She is also a frequent contributing writer to Bethesda
Magazine and has been published in Washington
Woman Magazine and DailyCandy DC.
Erin has more than ten years of experience in business communications
in the Washington, D.C. area. Through ELM Tree Communications,
Erin writes e-newsletters, brochure copy, web site copy, executive
communications, employee communications, press releases and program
materials for corporations, consulting firms, non-profits and more.
Prior to her freelance writing life, Erin worked as Senior Communications
Manager at America Online and managed Global Human
Resources Communications at BearingPoint (formerly
KPMG Consulting). She served on the Board for Washington Women in
Public Relations and is a member of Washington Independent Writers.
She began her career in Chicago's children's television industry,
in roles ranging from production to talent management.
Erin grew up in Chicago and attended Ithaca College's Roy H. Park
School of Communications in Ithaca, New York. Erin now lives in
Potomac, Maryland, with her husband, two sons ages two and six,
and a pug named Rizzo.