With two young children of her own, she is passionate about providing students with quality food options and ensuring a healthy school environment. Erin is an enthusiastic Farm to School advocate and believes in educating youth about how food gets to their plate, while building respect for the greater food system and procuring local food. She constantly develops and tests new recipes that fit dietary needs while managing to establish food contracts with local farmers and vendors. Her professional and personal life crossover tremendously, from growing tomatoes at home to picking blueberries with her family, where she can connect with sources of fresh produce. Erin’s son and daughter are an inspiration for her to challenge and ignore adult assumptions about the way kids interact with food, and this ultimately pilots her vision of positively impacting students with healthy food choices.