BIOGRAPHY
A life and career shaped by public service
Born in a Small Town
Erin's lifelong commitment to public service began early as the daughter of a Virginia State Trooper and Critical Care Nurse in Amherst County, Virginia — a small town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Along with her older siblings, John and Marie, she learned the value of hard work early in life, watching her parents balance careers, family, and the responsibility of managing a family farm. |
College & Law School
In 2006, Erin attended and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia with a degree in Political Science and Sociology. After obtaining her undergraduate degree, Erin decided to stay in the Richmond area where she would attend and graduate Magna Cum Laude from the University of Richmond in 2009. |
Professional Career
Her professional career began when she was selected for a clerkship with the Honorable John R. Doyle III and the Honorable Mary Jane Hall in Norfolk Circuit Court. In 2010, Erin joined the Chesterfield Commonwealth's Attorneys Office, hired by the Honorable William Davenport. Erin served Chesterfield County for the next decade as both an Assistant and Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney. In 2020, Erin followed her passion to serve those impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse to the City of Colonial Heights as a Senior Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney. On July 1, 2022, at the request of the Court, Erin was sworn in as Interim Commonwealth's Attorney of Dinwiddie County where she served through September 30, 2022. Erin currently serves the City of Colonial Heights as a Senior Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney. |
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