Erin (she/her) started Hart Strategies to put strategic communication to work in service of racial, social and environmental justice. She is a storyteller, strategist and educator who’s helped build social movements, safeguard fragile habitats, grow and diversify the healthcare workforce, reduce the number of US smokers, and get more philanthropic dollars out of endowments and into communities. She’s built learning experiences that resulted in more effective science communicators, stronger LGBTQIA+ storytellers, changing narratives on gun violence prevention, everyday behaviors protecting natural environments and better-prepared advocates advancing health policy. 

Erin partners with organizations to craft communications strategies, put them into action and share insights learned along the way. And she collaborates with universities seeking to introduce students to public interest communications and further connect researchers’ insights to practice. She is a first-generation college graduate who appreciates what education and mentoring opportunities have made possible in her life. She’s received honors including the PRSA Silver Anvil, Women in Social Responsibility, and University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Hall of Fame. Learn more at HartStratComm.com.