Erica (she/her/hers) joined Thorne as a Summer Camp Instructor in 2024 and now works as a preschool educator. Erica grew up in Connecticut and spent her childhood catching frogs, playing amongst the trees, and ice-skating on frozen ponds. After receiving her B.S. in Forestry from the University of Maine, she moved out to Colorado to work for the U.S. Forest Service as a Forest Ranger at the Maroon Bells. Erica began her childcare career in November of 2023 at a daycare and transitioned to nature-based education at the start of the following summer. Erica has a deep passion for finding the magic in nature and instilling the importance of caring for our Mother Earth within our future land stewards. Erica currently enjoys camping, crocheting, and hiking.