Erin is an experienced, credentialed classroom teacher with more than 24 years' experience teaching and working with children in a variety of settings including public schools, online, special education, and outdoor education. She holds a bachelor of arts degree, and a masters in education degree, and has completed post-graduate work in special education. Having always enjoyed cooking, Erin began adapting recipes as a mom of a child with severe food allergies and, in 2018, began teaching cooking and baking on a global ed-tech platform for learners 5-18. In 2020, Erin and her family relocated to the Pacific Northwest where they love to get outdoors to mountain bike, kayak, hike, and backpack.