Erica grew up in Lorain, where she attended Admiral King High School. She graduated with a degree in veterinary technology from Stautzenberger College in 2009. As a child, Erica always knew she would work with animals. She had such a love for them and was always bringing home new critters. Her first experience working at a veterinary hospital was shortly after high school. In the last 14 years, she has been able to explore the many facets of small animal practice, including emergency and specialty medicine. The part of her job she enjoys the most is assisting and monitoring in surgery, as well as soothing the animals as they recover from anesthesia.

Erica shares her home with a pet snake, bearded dragons, a schnauzer named Brooklyn, and a bulldog named Lebron James. In her spare time, she enjoys riding horses, being outdoors, and spending time with her husband and their children.