Education
Engineering,
2004
- Northwestern
Regional #7 High School, 2000
Background
Erica most recently
worked as a Middle School Math and Science Teacher at Atlantic
Leadership Academy in Boston, Massachusetts. At the academy, school
was held on the schooner Roseway
and the Nantucket
Lightship and classes were taught around a table, on
deck and throughout Boston. Erica enjoyed sharing the hands-on
learning opportunities available, including building a Greenland
Kayak (skin-on-frame) and an overnight sailing trip.
Prior to entering teaching,
Erica was also a part of the EDGE Corps Staff with The
Navigators (Christian College Ministry) at the University
of South Carolina where she built mentoring relationships
with students and led group activities and events.
Previously, Erica was
a mechanical engineer at Raytheon
Company in El Segundo and Santa Barbara, California.
Interests,
Activities and Plans
Volunteer
Activities:
•
The
Boston Project , Dorchester, MA
•
Habitat for Humanity style work,
including construction, yard work, painting, drywall, etc.
•
Soup kitchen volunteering and work
with the homeless in Boston
•
Summer camp counseling
•
College ministry
Other
Interests:
Erica
enjoys sailing, rowing, kayaking, SCUBA diving, (really anything
in or on the water!), animals, traveling, building & fixing
things, ultimate frisbee, soccer, sports in general, rock climbing,
hiking, drawing, photography, reading, singing, and music.
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