Erin is a graduate of Boston College, a lifelong resident of Scituate, MA, and a mother of three. With more than 30 years of experience in the publishing industry, she is a poet, an essayist, a memoirist, an author, and a frequently published journalist across several genres — most notably human-interest, academia, and social justice. As Chief Editor of Wheelock, the alumni magazine at Wheelock College, Erin produced what she considers to be her finest and most impactful work as a professional writer. The Wheelock College mission was to improve the lives of children and families, so the Magazine gave her a platform to promote education equality and social justice globally. She also co-wrote 130 Years of Inspiring a World of Good with esteemed Wheelock professors and historians to commemorate the College’s 130th anniversary and its iconic founder, Lucy Wheelock.

Since the inception of Advantage Essay in 2021, of which she is the founder, Erin has focused her expertise on a niche marketplace — the college application essay. It is gratifying, she says, to mentor students as they journey through deep self-reflection to tell rich stories that profoundly mirror who they are. She has coached more than 200 rising high school seniors, guiding them from concept to a finished, polished, and compelling essay that sets them apart from other college applicants with similar academic credentials. Erin also contracts with a college consulting company, providing feedback on the quality of their clients’ essays. She has been a final editor for more than 300 college essays for this company.

For Erin, writing has been a tool for self-reflection, creative expression, and sounding her voice. Whether imparting ideas, worldviews, or stories, she considers writing an invaluable way to foster enjoyment for others, inspire meaningful conversations, provoke thought, and even effect change. Writing, she says, creates a community of people who understand where you have been and where you would like to go. 

Erin spends much of her spare time writing stories about her personal experiences and photographing whatever strikes her in her everyday life. She also enjoys reading, and her daily walks with her tiny Shih Tzu named Eilish. Her kids, now young adults, have been her muses and greatest loves. Her time with them, her sisters, and her friends is paramount.