After graduating in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree from Elmira College, Erica moved back to her home state of Maine and begun her career working for children with disabilities and their families, first in residential care and then as a Wraparound targeted case manager. She and her husband moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma in late 2010 where she worked as a court advocate for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. In 2012, they moved to Denver, and Erica spent seven and a half years working for a non-profit agency which provides donated dental care to people who are either elderly, medically fragile, or have a disability and have no other means to obtain the care they need. While there, she helped coordinate over 3 million dollars in donated care for people in need all over the country. Erica currently is an executive co-chair of the Colorado Interagency Coordinating Council, a state council appointed by the governor whose role is to advise and assist CDHS in the development and implementation of early intervention policies as appropriate. She has represented the CICC on the Early Childhood Leadership Commission’s Program Quality and Alignment Subcommittee, which advises the state with the implementation of the Preschool Development Grant. In her free time, Erica shares her time as a Daisy Girl Scout troop leader. She also enjoys reading, hiking, art, and spending time with her husband and their 6-year-old daughter. enewton@dev.disabilitylawco.org
