Erin has served as the treasurer for the Clemson Montessori School PTO since 2020, as well as helping to lead the PTO for many of those years. She is also a founding Board member of Project School Pantry, which aims to respond to food insecurity and support families across Pickens County by building and supplying public food pantries at area schools and other locations where children and families gather. She has also helped to organize events in support of organizations like Clemson Community Care and Littlejohn Community Center though work with Indivisible Clemson Area, a non-partisan political organization focused on building community and supporting a functioning democracy.

Since arriving at Clemson, Erin has sought opportunities to learn about the whole university and its role in the community and state. A graduate of the President’s Leadership Institute (2018-19), Erin also served as Associate Chair of the English department from 2021 to 2024 and has served in many appointed and elected roles throughout the university as well. Her focus in university service has been on ways to improve the educational experience of students and to celebrate and promote the value of higher education. Her work at Clemson has helped her learn the importance of listening before claiming to understand and of looking for opportunities to collaborate and build together whenever possible.