As the Program Manager for Industry and Innovation at Team NEO, Erica leads the development and execution of programs and initiatives to grow the organization’s innovation cluster efforts.
Prior to joining Team NEO, Erica was Project Manager, Digital and IoT Innovations at Cleveland State University where she assisted in creating and managing a $2M grant-funded budget supporting activities related to digital research and innovation. Erica also developed programming to engage students, staff, and faculty with innovative interdisciplinary research such as the IoTC Thought Leadership Series and the Levin Forum/IOTC Brown Bag Series. Erica also served as a Workforce Development Executive for the Lake Erie Council Boy Scouts of America where she oversaw multiple career education programs for middle school and high school students.
Erica holds an Associate of Applied Science from Johnson & Wales University and a Master of Nonprofit Administration and Leadership from Cleveland State University. She is a board member of Jewish Big Brother Big Sister Association of Cleveland and serves as a career education mentor for Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland.