People

Erica is an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Denver in Responsive Literacy Education. As a former elementary teacher and administrator, and current teacher educator, Erica is committed to supporting activism, advocacy and environmental justice through literacy in PK-12 classrooms and in higher education. 

As a child I played in the stream near my house, ran around outside all the time and had lots of animals!  The formative years instilled a love of nature. I am a life long learner and educator having worked in traditional schools in four counties and a few states...now I am connecting with my head and my heart and have opened a Forest School in Florida- www.CuriousAndKind.org.  We offer joyful learning to children walking through elementary aged learning about ourselves, others and the world around us.

I teach 6th grade science in Fayetteville, NC. I strive to bring outdoor and environmental learning into the classroom, and my students into the outdoors.

I am a science teacher in a public high school located in Maryland, USA.

I began with Wake County Public schools in 2019.  I left my 18+ year career in retail operations to spend more time with my family.  I found myself working in my son's elementary school cafeteria and ended up loving it! I pursued my teaching licensure and taught my first full year virtually during the 2021-2022 school year.  

I am the founder of Forever Wild San Antonio, a nature and play based program for preschoolers in the San Antonio, Texas area.