Foundation Board

Erika is a resident of Chesterfield, Virginia and is currently employed as the Program Manager for the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services’ Individual and Family Support Program in the Division of Developmental Services. She is responsible for supporting the implementation of Virginia’s State Plan for Individual and Family Support. Erika has previously worked in special needs housing and homelessness at the Virginia Housing Development Authority and at the Richmond, Virginia regional homeless planning and coordinating agency, Homeward. Her areas of expertise include the intersection of human services policy, housing, community planning, program design, evaluation, and implementation. Erika has a Master of Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a BA in Government from the University of Virginia.