After achieving an undergraduate and a masters degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Maryland School of Medicine, respectively, Erica spent many years in a variety of marketing leadership roles in the fast-paced and highly competitive pharmaceutical industry. It is here that she honed her marketing, branding, analytical, and business skills. After the birth of her first child, Erica made a career transition and started her own home-based custom stationery business while also working as an independent healthcare consultant. After living in many of the major metropolitan areas in the US – Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Baltimore, and Chicago – she and her husband moved their family to California a decade ago. On one of their driving excursions with their own Alain Pinel real estate agent, they fell in love with Menlo Park and never left! With three children in the Menlo Park public schools, she is keenly aware of the important role school choice plays in a family’s decision to purchase a home. She has assumed a number of leadership roles at Oak Knoll elementary school, has served on the PTO Board at Hillview Middle School, and, now volunteers her time at Menlo-Atherton High School. Erica is a member of the National Association of Realtors, the California Association of Realtors and the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors and a accredited First Time Buyer Specialist (FTBS®). She has received specialized training in helping first time buyers navigate the difficult task of realizing their home purchase goals. Erica works tirelessly for her clients. She prides herself on operating with the highest level of integrity and passion for helping others achieve their home buying and selling goals. Her attention to detail, exceptional client-service skills and personal awareness of the challenges facing buyers and sellers on the peninsula today, are the qualities that make Erica an outstanding Realtor.