As the US Policy Director, Erin researches, develops, and promotes laws and policies that support habitat connectivity at the local, state, and federal level. Erin started at Wildlands Network as a Law and Policy Intern in 2018, where she was tasked with drafting model state wildlife corridor legislation. Her model legislation was subsequently adapted and passed in Oregon, New Mexico, and Virginia.

Erin is a graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law. While there, she clerked with the Bonneville Power Administration and the Regional Solicitor’s Office for the Department of the Interior. She also served as the Environmental Caucus Fellow in the 2019 Oregon State Legislative Session. Prior to re-joining Wildlands Network in 2021, Erin worked in private practice, specializing in renewable energy transactions and regulatory law and litigation. Outside of Wildlands Network, she enjoys paddleboarding, hiking with her two labs, gardening, and protecting and reestablishing native plant species at her home in Hope Valley, Rhode Island.