Erika is a film and television director currently getting her MFA in Production from The University of Southern California.  She was a finalist for the competitive 2016 Television Academy Foundation’s -Episodic Directing Internship.  Erika shadowed an episode of the fantasy show Grimm with Terrence O’Hara and three episodes of The Mindy Project with directors Michael Spiller and Michael Weaver.  She has directed several web-series pilots, including one for film and television comedy actor Amir Talai (What to Expect When You’re Expecting).

When she was younger she thought she would be an astronomer or an astronaut.  After leading her high school class as valedictorian, she was awarded a prestigious Air Force Aeronautical Engineering Scholarship to the college of her choice.  An award winning competition dancer throughout her childhood she was personally selected for a special dance piece by the Tony nominated choreographer of RENT.  And as an undergrad at UC Davis, Erika was mentored by British television director Sara Pia Anderson and was selected to direct the musical Romance/Romance, starring Broadway actor Jeffrey Carlson.