Erika has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from Sonoma State University.  She has completed over 40 units in Child Development.  Erika has been teaching since 1993.  She started as a student, then was a substitute, and was hired as an Associate Teacher in the Heather Room in 2001.  She was later promoted to Teacher in the Heather Room.  She has a Teacher Permit from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.