A little bio...

So, here's a little bio about me that was in the AAFAME newsletter. I'm realizing there are a lot of new people who read my blog, so I thought I'd share a little bit about me (edited for the web, of course.) All of this stuff is out there anyway if you were to type my name in Google.

Anyway...

Erin serves as our Vendor Director and co-chair of the Disaster Preparedness Committee. For the past five years, Erin has worked as the marketing director for [...] She loves being an active member of AAFAME and is also a member of BOMA, IFMA, IREM, CREW along with a number of insurance associations.

A proud Longhorn, Erin went to U.T. Austin and graduated from the business school in 2001. Upon graduation, Erin became the public relations director at a local wind power company and spent a lot of time hanging out on wind farms in West Texas. She was born in Memphis, but she got to Texas as fast as she could! Though she grew up in Dallas, Erin loves Austin and can't imagine living anywhere else in the world. You can usually catch her at one of Austin's local restaurants, coffee shops, parks or art museums. Erin is currently listening to Vampire Weekend, They Might Be Giants, Frank Sinatra and the Cure. If she could have any job in the world, she would either play piano on Broadway or curate at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC.

Outside work, Erin is a self-admitted triathlon addict. She started running in 2003 and hasn't stopped since. Though she swore off marathons after running the 2006 Disneyworld Goofy Challenge - a half marathon on Saturday followed by a full marathon on Sunday - she's going to have to do another one because she recently signed up and started training for Ironman Coeur d'Alene 2009. (That's 2.4 miles swimming, 112 biking and 26.2 running.) Her goal is to make it though the 10-20+ hour training weeks, finish the race in the allotted 17 hours, and still have a smile on her face once she's done.

What Erin enjoys most about AAFAME is the ability to be involved in so many aspects of the association while working with genuinely great people. Some of her highlights have been working on the Extreme Makeover and Adventure Quests for Angleheart and participating on the board of directors.