Erin joins Caring Connections with a degree in Business Administration/Management with a focus on Entrepreneurship and began her career in banking and finance. After several company mergers and acquisitions, Erin took her career in a new direction and went back to school at Penn State University focusing on Psychology when she was introduced to and fell in love with supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities. She entered this field supporting children but found her true passion in supporting adults on the autism spectrum and Down Syndrome. With over 12 years of experience supporting individuals, Erin has over 10 years of experience as a DSP with 5 of those years as a Team Lead performing various duties that aligned with the Support Broker role. 

Erin then discovered the Support Broker role and became a Certified Support Broker. Because of Erin’s experience as a DSP and a Team Lead, she can approach scenarios from a different perspective using gained experience and creativity. Erin uses her excellent communication and listening skills to help individuals and their families with identifying resources, tools, and solutions for whatever their needs are. She believes that by creating strong relationships and trust with the people she supports, the sky is the limit on what a person can achieve. Using both her professional and personal life experiences, Erin is an out-of-the-box thinker and gladly welcomes any challenge. She believes there is always a way to accomplish something and if told something cannot be done, she is sure to come back with several ways it can be done. Her motto is “If there is a will, there is a way! “

During her personal time, Erin enjoys spending time with her loved ones, close friends, and her two dogs. She finds joy and balance in gardening, shopping, traveling/discovering new places, vacationing on the Gulf Coast, collecting seashells, listening to music, watching movies, decorating, and learning new things.