Erin is a passionate arts advocate, performing artist, writer, and mentor. As Director of Special Events & Fundraising of Ensemble Iberica, and inaugural board member of Heartland Song Network, she champions the role of artists as culture bearers. Since 2011, Erin’s involvement with Artist INC—a business development program for artists—includes roles as a facilitator, content creator, and workshop presenter. In 2018, she co-founded an annual event centered on performance and songwriting. Erin has been awarded grants from the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City and the Mid-America Arts Alliance, and has engaged in multiple artist-in-residencies. She is a published poet and she appeared in the Oscar-nominated film, UP IN THE AIR, alongside George Clooney. Her contributions were celebrated in KC Magazine’s “The 100: People who make Life Better in KC.”