Erin is a theatre artist, activist and educator whose passion is making the world a better place via theater, the arts, her infectious exuberance and the classroom. Originally from the US, she's taught at schools in Ghana, South Korea, Togo, and Bali. She focuses on nurturing global citizenship, happiness, and social activism within her students and leads dynamic workshops on inquirybased learning and integrating the arts into the classroom.

She writes about these explorations in her personal blog "Common Threads" and in "World Mom's Blog," The Huffington Post and Union Station magazine. She's been recognized for her commitment to enriching lives through the arts by Mayor John Street of Philadelphia; U.S. President George Bush; and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, selforganized events that bring people together to share a TEDlike experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, selforganized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are selforganized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)