Erin has 27 years of experience as a fisheries biologist working on anadromous fish issues in the Central Valley of California. Her career started with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife monitoring fish and invertebrates in the San Francisco Bay. Her passion for fisheries resource conservation soon led to employment as a federal fish biologist with the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service monitoring Chinook salmon in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Rivers and Delta, and conducting instream flow assessments throughout the Central Valley. She joined the NOAA Fisheries team in Sacramento in 2003 and has since become an expert in Endangered Species Act implementation, habitat conservation planning, and large-scale fish habitat restoration. She is currently the San Joaquin River Branch Supervisor at NOAA Fisheries and the agency’s program manager for the San Joaquin River Restoration Program. Erin has a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Biology/Zoology from Humboldt State University and a Master’s of Science degree in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation from Sacramento State University. She enjoys hiking, kayaking, gardening, and traveling around the world with her husband and almost-adult children.